A Case of Giant Right Atrial Aneurysm in a Child

A Case of Giant Right Atrial Aneurysm in a Child

Giant right atrial aneurysm is a rare entity in infants and children. It needs to be distinguished from an atrial diverticulum, which can have similar presentation. Generally, an incidental finding in children, it can present with varied symptoms. We report a case of a giant right atrial aneurysm in...

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Veröffentlicht in:World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery 2016-07, Vol.7 (4), p.516-519
Hauptverfasser: Pawar, Ravindra S., Tiwari, Ashish, Suresh, P. V., Raj, Vimal, Kaushik, Pradeepkumar
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Sprache:eng
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Diagnosis, Differential
Diverticulum - diagnosis
Heart Aneurysm - pathology
Heart Atria - pathology
Humans
Incidental Findings
Infant
Male
Thrombosis - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:Giant right atrial aneurysm is a rare entity in infants and children. It needs to be distinguished from an atrial diverticulum, which can have similar presentation. Generally, an incidental finding in children, it can present with varied symptoms. We report a case of a giant right atrial aneurysm in an asymptomatic child with a large clot in the dilated right atrium, who underwent successful resection of the atrial aneurysm.
ISSN:2150-1351
2150-136X
DOI:10.1177/2150135115607189