Key result
Surgical resection successfully treats a large congenital LAA aneurysm in an asymptomatic 12-year-old.
Case Report (n=1)
Surgical resection can successfully treat rare congenital left atrial appendage aneurysms in pediatric patients.
Case report suggests resection feasibility in asymptomatic pediatric LAA aneurysm; leaves open natural history and management thresholds.
Aneurysms of the left atrial appendage are extremely rare. Enlargement of the left atrial appendage can be congenital or acquired. Dysplasia of the left atrial muscles leads to congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm and usually presents as atrial tachyarrhythmia or embolic events in the second or third decade of life. We report a case of an asymptomatic 12-year-old child with a congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm. Transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography demonstrated a large left atrial appendage aneurysm without thrombus or spontaneous echo-contrast. The patient was successfully treated with surgical resection of the aneurysm.
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Tigen et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated on Successful treatment. Surgical resection successfully treated a large congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm in an asymptomatic 12-year-old child.
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