Surgical resection is a viable treatment for rare congenital giant left atrial appendage aneurysms presenting with cardioembolic stroke in toddlers.
May support surgical resection for rare giant left atrial appendage aneurysms in toddlers with stroke; leaves open need for prospective data.
Congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm is very rare. We describe a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm with a pinball-like mobile thrombus in a 2-year-old child with cardioembolic stroke. Patient underwent successful surgical resection of the aneurysm.
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