Off-pump snare technique for congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm

AbstractLeft atrial appendage aneurysm is an extremely rare anomaly and as such has been rarely imaged or seen intraoperatively with very little accumulated management experience. The available scant published literature stresses resection on cardiopulmonary bypass as the safest and by far the most commonly applied technique. We suggest a novel alternative imaging-guided management utilising an off-pump tourniquet snare technique under live transoesophageal echocardiography.

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Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm-A Rare Anomaly with an Atypical Presentation

Congenital Heart Disease ◽

10.1111/j.1747-0803.2009.00319.x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

pp. 489-493 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Dena Wilson ◽

Nishant Kalra ◽

Eric A. Brody ◽

Henry Van Dyk ◽

Vincent L. Sorrell

Keyword(s):

Left Atrial ◽

Left Atrial Appendage ◽

Atrial Appendage ◽

Atypical Presentation ◽

Rare Anomaly ◽

Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm

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

Cardiology in the Young ◽

10.1017/s1047951120003248 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

Fan Fan ◽

Song Bai ◽

Feng Tong ◽

Jia Zheng ◽

Qilin Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Left Atrial ◽

Left Atrial Appendage ◽

Transoesophageal Echocardiography ◽

Atrial Appendage ◽

Step Method ◽

X Ray ◽

Chest X Ray ◽

Cardiac Silhouette ◽

Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm ◽

Lateral Thoracotomy

Abstract Limited 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.

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Giant Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm: Surgical Treatment to Prevent Potential Complications

The Heart Surgery Forum ◽

10.1532/hsf.2129 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (6) ◽

pp. E464-E465

Author(s):

Peng Teng ◽

Yiming Ni ◽

Qianhui Sun ◽

Haige Zhao

Keyword(s):

Surgical Treatment ◽

Left Atrial ◽

Cardiovascular Events ◽

Rare Case ◽

Left Atrial Appendage ◽

Atrial Appendage ◽

Rare Anomaly ◽

Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm

Left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAAA) is a rare anomaly, which predisposes to hazardous cardiovascular events. We present a rare case of a 26-year-old female with a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm. The left atrial appendage was incidentally detected during her pregnancy. Six months later after her parturition, the patient was referred to our department and successfully received surgical treatment prophylactically to prevent potential complications. To the best of our knowledge, only about 100 cases of LAAA have been reported.

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