Key result
Surgical aneurysmectomy and primary repair of a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm in a 3-year-old boy resulted in an uncomplicated postoperative course with no recurrence at 6 months.
Case Report (n=1)
Demonstrates the utility of MRI in diagnosing rare congenital giant left atrial appendage aneurysms in children to guide surgical excision.
Supports prompt surgical consideration in rare pediatric LAA aneurysms to avert complications; leaves open standardized screening and long-term outcome data.
Left atrial appendage aneurysms are usually congenital and are very infrequent anomalies of the heart. They are very rarely diagnosed during childhood, with most cases symptomatic between the 2nd and 4th decades of life. Diagnosis is vitally important due to potential life-threatening complications. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice. Surgery reduces the risks of cardiac arrest, respiratory distress, arrhythmia, heart failure, thromboembolism, or rupture. We report the case of a 3-year-old boy with incidental diagnosis of a giant aneurysm of the left atrial appendage that was confirmed with magnetic resonance imaging and treated with surgery.
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Öz et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Giant left atrial appendage aneurysm (n=1). Surgical aneurysmectomy and primary repair was evaluated on Postoperative outcome and recurrence. Surgical aneurysmectomy and primary repair of a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm in a 3-year-old boy resulted in an uncomplicated postoperative course with no recurrence at 6 months.
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