Septectomy and biatrial resection for extensive septal lipomatosis.

We describe the resection for lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum which necessitated complete reconstruction of the right atrium with Dacron grafts connecting the superior and inferior vena cava with the tricuspid orifice, and connection of the pulmonary veins to the mitral orifice with xenopericardium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]