First case of intracardiac foregut cyst occurring in the left-ventricular outflow tract

Pediatr Cardiol. 2013;34(8):2060-2. doi: 10.1007/s00246-012-0623-y. Epub 2013 Jan 23.

Abstract

An 11 day-old female infant underwent resection of a mass in the subaortic region secondary to critical aortic stenosis. At 3 months of age, recurrent severe left-ventricular outflow obstruction (LVOT) in the setting of heart failure prompted redo surgery, and the resected mass revealed an intracardiac foregut cyst, which is a rare finding. To our knowledge, this is the first case describing obstruction of the LVOT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cysts / complications*
  • Cysts / diagnosis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Neoplasms / complications*
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / diagnosis
  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / etiology*