Safe treatment of congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm using lateral thoracotomy on a 3-year-old patient

• DOI: 10.1017/s1047951120003248
• Publication Date: 2020-10-29T14:46:33Z
• Authors: Fan Fan; Song Bai; Feng Tong; Jia Zheng; Qilin Li; Zhangke Guo; Xiaofeng Li
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Thoracotomy; Echocardiography; Child, Preschool; Humans; Atrial Appendage; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Heart Aneurysm; 3. Good health

AbstractLimited literatures report the management of congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAAA) which is extremely rare. Chest X-ray firstly showed an enlarged left cardiac silhouette for a 3-year-old patient with pneumonia. Echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a large cyst attached to the left atrium. Aneurysmectomy was performed through lateral thoracotomy using step-by-step method and under the guidance of transoesophageal echocardiography. We aim to show the safety and efficacy of this approach applied to children associated with congenital LAAA.