title: Surgical repair of a submitral aneurysm in a three-year-old child.
abstract: Submitral aneurysm (SMA) is a rare anomaly occurring adjacent to the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve. It usually presents in young adults and it is uncommon in the pediatric age group. We report one case of SMA in a three-year-old child and its successful surgical management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, G. B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India. saket.singh07@gmail.com
authors.forename: Saket
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Saket
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Nilanjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Smita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Lalrendra
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Upreti
authors.forename: Deepak Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Satasngi
mesh_terms: D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve; D056346:Sternotomy