Author/Authors :
Sulu, Ayse Department of Pediatric Cardiology - Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, Gaziantep, Turkey , Baspinar, Osman Department of Pediatric Cardiology - Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, Gaziantep, Turkey , Kervancıoglu, Selim Department of Radiology - Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, Gaziantep, Turkey , Hizli, Samil Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology - Kecioren Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Abstract :
Right atrial aneurysms were first described in 1955, and subsequently, only a few cases have been reported. The etiology of this
condition is unknown. Its comorbidity with cholestasis has not previously been reported in the literature. An 11-month-old baby
female, who was an offspring from a first-cousin marriage, was referred to our hospital for investigation of jaundice. She
underwent echocardiography because of a heart murmur, and this revealed a giant right atrial aneurysm. In addition, her liver
biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) type 3. Although both conditions are rare,
we found their comorbidity interesting and are thus reporting the case.
