Congenital aneurysm of left atrial appendage: a case report.
Aneurysm of the left atrial appendage (LAA) is a very infrequent condition. We report a case of a two-year-old child with congenital aneurysm of the LAA with a large thrombus in it. He presented with an episode of seizures with left-sided hemiparesis. Diagnosis was based on transthoracic echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging. The patient was successfully treated by surgical resection of the aneurysm and removal of the thrombus.
Gupta
Sanjeev
S
Department of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, GB Pant Hospital, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
Agarwal
Saket
S
Pratap
Himanshu
H
Datt
Vishnu
V
Banerjee
Amit
A
D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010291:Paresis; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery