title: Congenital intrapericardial aneurysm of the left atrial appendage.
abstract: Congenital aneurysmal dilatation of the left atrial appendage is a rare but correctable lesion. It represents a diagnostic dilemma in patients with cardiomegaly and is commonly associated with supraventricular arrhythmias and life-threatening systemic embolization. We describe the diagnostic evaluation and surgical treatment during 1997 of a patient with congenital aneurysmal dilatation of the left atrial appendage. The patient was discharged previously from our hospital in 1967 with the diagnosis of congenital dilatation of the pulmonary artery.
authors.affiliation: A. De Gasperis Cardio-Thoracic Department, Cà Granda-Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy. speleng@tin.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pomé
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pelenghi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grassi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vignati
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities