
Surgical repair of a giant congenital left atrial aneurysm presenting with respiratory distress in a neonate
Author(s) -
AlDairy Alwaleed,
Aljasem Hazem,
Srour Samir
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4164
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory distress , presentation (obstetrics) , aneurysm , respiratory system , pediatrics , cardiology , surgery
The presentation of congenital left atrial aneurysm is extremely rare in neonates. The neonate may suffer from severe respiratory distress symptoms, and by then, early surgical management is lifesaving.