title: Thrombus in the left atrial appendage: a case report of neonate.
abstract: A Japanese girl first pointed out the mass in the left atrial appendage by the echocardiography on the 3rd day of life. At 30th day of life, the mass in the left atrial appendage was excised en bloc successfully under cardiopulmonary bypass because it appeared mobile. Its pathologic finding revealed an old organised thrombus. She is doing well with no episode of thrombus formation or thromboembolism, 2 years postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery,Hyogo prefectural Amagasaki Hospital,Hyogo,Japan.
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery,Hyogo prefectural Amagasaki Hospital,Hyogo,Japan.
authors.forename: Kosuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Pediatric Cardiology,Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki Hospital,Hyogo,Japan.
authors.forename: Hisanori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakazaki
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: thrombectomy