Abstract
Blood-filled cysts of the heart valves are frequently reported at postpartum autopsies of infants. They are seen as round nodules mostly in the paediatric age group in infants less than 2 months of age and disappear spontaneously within 6 months of life. We report a unique case of an 11-month-old girl who presented at a tertiary healthcare hospital in 2022 with a blood-filled cyst on the posterior leaflet of the pulmonary valve that was successfully treated. This case report highlights the characteristics and course of a paediatric patient with blood-filled cysts. Further studies are yet needed to better understand the diagnostic approaches to blood-filled cysts as well as treatment modalities to fill the gap in clinical settings.
Keywords: Cyst Fluid; Pulmonary Valve; Pulmonary Artery; Paediatrics; Cardiac Tumors; Cardiology.
Publication Date
5-27-2024
First Page
276
Last Page
278
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Recommended Citation
Al-Kalbani, Maryam; Al-Mahrouqi, Tamadhir; Al-Shamli, Siham; Murthi, Sathiya; Al-Balushi, Naser; and Al-Sinawi, Hamed
(2024)
"Congenital Blood Cyst of a Child,"
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 24: 276-278.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.1.2024.002
