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Inverted left atrial appendage in an infant during cardiac surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2014

Ismihan S. Onan ,
Sertac Haydin  and
Mehmet Yeniterzi
Ismihan S. Onan*
Affiliation:
Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey
Sertac Haydin
Affiliation:
Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey
Mehmet Yeniterzi
Affiliation:
Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey
*
Correspondence to: I. S. Onan, MD, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Cardiovascular Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turgut Ozal Bulvari No. 11, Kucukcekmece 34303, Istanbul, Turkey. Tel: +00 90 212 6922000/1398, 00 90 553 4794289; Fax: +00 90 212 4719494; E-mail: selenibis@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Inverted left atrial appendage is an unusual complication associated with congenital cardiac surgery. Inversion of the left atrial appendage may occur during the surgical procedure or afterwards. The left atrial appendage may invert iatrogenically or as a result of the negative pressure during placement or removal of the left atrial vent or during deairing manoeuvres. This event can be life-threatening because of the mass effect of the atrial appendage within the left atrial cavity.

Keywords

Inverted left atrial appendagecongenital cardiac surgeryintraoperative complicationsinfant

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Brief Reports
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , March 2015 , pp. 566 - 568
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© Cambridge University Press 2014 

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