Left atrial appendage aneurysm in a child

Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Feb;77(2):721-3. doi: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01160-3.

Abstract

We report a case of left atrial appendage aneurysm in a 1-year-old child. The patient was asymptomatic, and a mediastinal liquid mass that was confirmed to be an aneurysm of the left atrial appendage was incidentally revealed by transthoracic echocardiography. Aneurysmectomy was performed during cardioplegic arrest under the support of cardiopulmonary bypass. The postoperative course was uneventful.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Appendage / abnormalities*
  • Atrial Appendage / diagnostic imaging
  • Atrial Appendage / surgery
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Aneurysm / congenital*
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Aneurysm / surgery
  • Heart Arrest, Induced
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male