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Submitral Aneurysm After Pulmonary Artery Banding-A Case Report
Abid Iqbal1, Sabarinath Menon1, Baiju S Dharan1
11 Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery
|December 1, 2017
Summary
Submitral aneurysms are rare, often affecting young adults. This case highlights a unique instance in a child post-pulmonary artery banding, with the aneurysm invading the interatrial septum.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Surgery
Background:
- Submitral aneurysms are uncommon cardiac lesions.
- Etiologies are diverse, but often associated with younger demographics.
- Congenital heart disease presents unique challenges in pediatric cardiovascular care.
Observation:
- A three-year-old girl with complex congenital heart disease developed a submitral aneurysm.
- The aneurysm formation occurred subsequent to pulmonary artery banding.
- The aneurysmal sac was observed to infiltrate the interatrial septum.
Findings:
- This case represents a rare presentation of submitral aneurysm in a pediatric patient.
- Pulmonary artery banding is identified as a potential contributing factor.
- The anatomical involvement of the interatrial septum by the aneurysm is a unique finding.
Implications:
- Understanding rare submitral aneurysm etiologies is crucial for pediatric cardiovascular management.
- This case expands the known spectrum of submitral aneurysm development.
- Further research into iatrogenic causes of submitral aneurysms is warranted.
