“…Different surgical techniques were reported, including entry closure with obliterating the false lumen and unroofing of the false lumen after removing the hematoma. 1 , 2 , 5 When the atrial wall tissue and mitral annulus are friable, concomitant use of strong surgical adhesive and a bovine pericardial or synthetic patch may be useful for entry closure by obliterating the false lumen. 1 In patients with LA dissection secondary to infective endocarditis, unroofing of LA dissection is also useful to prevent a closed cavity from becoming infected.…”