Key result
Surgical resection of a rapidly enlarging congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm in a newborn resolved respiratory distress and feeding difficulties, with survival without complications.
Case Report (n=1)
Surgical intervention can successfully treat rapidly enlarging congenital left atrial appendage aneurysms in neonates presenting with respiratory and feeding difficulties.
Supports surgical resection in symptomatic neonates; leaves open need for larger series before changing practice.
We describe a newborn with a congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm. The aneurysm size did not change prenatally. However, it rapidly enlarged after birth. MRI was useful for assessing the aneurysm extent and exact size, and for diagnosis. Respiratory distress and feeding difficulties appeared, and surgery was performed. These symptoms disappeared post-operatively. The patient is alive without complications or recurrence.
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Yamashita et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm (n=1). Surgery was evaluated on Symptom resolution and survival. Surgical resection of a rapidly enlarging congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm in a newborn resolved respiratory distress and feeding difficulties, with survival without complications.
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