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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1437-1438
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Minimal invasive endoscopic resection of a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm

Bob Kiaii, MDa, Nicolas Doll, MDa*, Michael Kuehl, MDa, Friedrich W. Mohr, MD, PhDa

a Clinic for Heart Surgery, Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

Accepted for publication May 2, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Doll, Heart Center, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, University of Leipzig, Strümpellstrasse 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany
e-mail: dolln{at}medizin.uni-leipzig.de

We report a case of a 35-year-old male patient who presented with chronic atrial fibrillation secondary to a massive congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm. Minimal invasive endoscopic resection of the left atrial aneurysm with cryoablation was performed. The patient was discharged home in sinus rhythm.




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