title: Aneurysm of the left atrial appendage.
abstract: A 2-year old asymptomatic girl is presented in whom the chest x-ray film led to the discovery of a grossly distorted cardiac shadow. Angiocardiography showed a giant aneurysm originating from the left atrium. At operation an intrapericardial aneurysm of the left atrial appendage, measuring 12 X 4 X 4 cm, was found. It communicated with the left atrium through an orifice measuring 3 cm. The aneurysm was excised.
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans