• Pediatr Int · Jan 2015

    Case Reports

    Concomitant percutaneous aortic embolectomy and excision of left atrial myxoma in a child.

    • Eun-Jung Lee, Sena Moon, Jae Young Lee, Joon Kyu Kang, and Yun Hee Chang.
    • Department of Pediatrics, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
    • Pediatr Int. 2015 Jan 1; 57 (1): 172-4.

    AbstractCardiac myxoma is rare in children and often associated with cerebrovascular events. Reported herein is the case of a 9-year-old boy who presented with acute obstruction of the aortic bifurcation associated with a huge left atrial (LA) myxoma, thereby leading to acute ischemia of the lower extremities. Immediate surgical removal of the LA myxoma with concomitant percutaneous embolectomy using a Forgathy catheter was done, with relief of ischemic symptoms. Cardiac myxoma should always be considered in the case of acute embolic events in children, given that it needs immediate intervention to prevent further complications. © 2015 Japan Pediatric Society.

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