title: Congenital intrapericardial left atrial appendage aneurysm.
abstract: Congenital true aneurysms of left atrial appendage are very rare. Abnormal cardiac silhouette on the chest roentgenograph is usually an important clue for the diagnosis. They are commonly associated with supraventricular arrhythmias and life-threatening systemic embolization. We report here the surgically-corrected case of a patient with congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Cukurova, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. hafize101@yahoo.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yaliniz
authors.forename: O K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Salih
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alhan
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gocen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tokcan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic