Surgery of left XXXX . Report of eleven cases and review of the literature.

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Eleven @entity1 with left @entity4615 in a ten-year period were reviewed. They ranged from 16 to 69 years old. Eight @entity1 were female. All @entity5 were located in the left atrium; one @entity1 had @entity5 . The main clinical presentation was @entity712 seen in eight @entity1 . Ten @entity1 had a correct pre-operative diagnosis. Echocardiography confirmed the diagnosis in seven @entity1 , angiocardiography in two and cardiac catheterization in one. All @entity5 were successfully removed with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass and using a right atriotomy and trans-septal approach. Two @entity1 underwent concomitant saphenous vein aortocoronary bypass. There were no operative deaths. Excision of the @entity5 resulted in marked symptomatic improvement. There have been no recurrences. A review of the pertinent literature is presented.
