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Surgical Repair of a Submitral Aneurysm in a Three-Year-Old Child

Authors :
Deepak Kumar Satasngi
Nilanjan Dutta
Saket Agarwal
Smita Mishra
Saket Singh
Lalrendra Upreti
Source :
Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 27:238-240
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 2012.

Abstract

Submitral aneurysm (SMA) is a rare anomaly occurring adjacent to the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve. It usually presents in young adults and it is uncommon in the pediatric age group. We report one case of SMA in a three-year-old child and its successful surgical management.

Details

ISSN :
08860440
Volume :
27
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....2bfee5ae2f6d7f7d12fd0f222d88aba1