Thoracoscopic Resection of Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in a 16-Year-Old Boy

Lina M Rengifo; Matthew A Hazle; Edward H Kincaid; Yoshio Ootaki

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.02.049

Thoracoscopic Resection of Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in a 16-Year-Old Boy

Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Dec;112(6):e451-e453. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.02.049. Epub 2021 Mar 4.

Authors

Lina M Rengifo¹, Matthew A Hazle², Edward H Kincaid³, Yoshio Ootaki⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
² Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
³ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
⁴ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Electronic address: yotaki@wakehealth.edu.

PMID: 33676908
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.02.049

Abstract

We report a case of a left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAAA) in a 16-year-old boy presenting with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). The aneurysm was detected incidentally on a routine echocardiogram performed before an electrophysiology study for evaluation and management of the SVT. The aneurysm was successfully resected under cardiopulmonary bypass through video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. This type of surgery is a useful approach for LAAA in the pediatric population.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Atrial Appendage / surgery*
Heart Aneurysm / surgery*
Humans
Male
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted*