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Surgical resection of the aneurysm and removal of the thrombus successfully treated a two-year-old child presenting with seizures and hemiparesis due to a congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm.
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Surgical resection is a successful treatment for congenital aneurysm of the left atrial appendage presenting with thromboembolic complications in a pediatric patient.
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Supports surgical resection for rare pediatric congenital LAA aneurysms with emboli; leaves open need for prospective data before routine adoption.
Aneurysm of the left atrial appendage (LAA) is a very infrequent condition. We report a case of a two-year-old child with congenital aneurysm of the LAA with a large thrombus in it. He presented with an episode of seizures with left-sided hemiparesis. Diagnosis was based on transthoracic echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging. The patient was successfully treated by surgical resection of the aneurysm and removal of the thrombus.
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Gupta et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Congenital aneurysm of the left atrial appendage with thrombus (n=1). Surgical resection of the aneurysm and removal of the thrombus was evaluated on Successful treatment. Surgical resection of the aneurysm and removal of the thrombus successfully treated a two-year-old child presenting with seizures and hemiparesis due to a congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm.
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