Ann Short Rep | Volume 1, Issue 6 | Case Report | Open Access

Giant Porcelain Left Atrium with a Large Neo-Vascularized Intracavitary Thrombus in a Patient with Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis

Lakshmi Kumari Sankhyan¹, Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhury^1*, Niwin George¹, Priya Jagia², Vishwas Malick³ and Vasubabu Gudala¹

¹Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
²Department of Cardiac Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
³Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

^*Correspondance to: Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhury 

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Abstract

Giant left atrium with massive calcification of its wall causing “porcelain atrium” with co-existent neo vascularized left atrial “ball valve” thrombus is a rare aspect of rheumatic mitral valvular disease. Its interest lies in the difficulty of surgical technique during mitral valve replacement. This is a case report in which wide endoatriectomy with thrombectomy was necessary in order to replace the stenotic mitral valve.

Keywords:

Porcelain left atrium; Coconut left atrium; Giant left atrium; Neovascularized left atrial thrombus; Endoatriectomy; Left atrial calcification; Mitral valve replacement

Citation:

Sankhyan LK, Chowdhury UK, George N, Jagia P, Malick V, Gudala V. Giant Porcelain Left Atrium with a Large Neo-Vascularized Intracavitary Thrombus in a Patient with Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis. Ann Short Reports. 2018;1:1026.