title: Use of balloon occlusion to improve visualization of anomalous pulmonary venous return in an adult with cor triatriatum.
abstract: Cor triatriatum, although rare in adults, is often associated with anomalous pulmonary venous return. Accurate diagnosis of the pulmonary venous return and its anatomic connections is essential in planning proper surgical correction. This case illustrates the advantage of selective pulmonary artery angiography in obtaining accurate detail of the pulmonary venous anatomy from digital subtraction levophase images. Selective right and left pulmonary angiography was performed using a balloon catheter to simultaneously occlude the opposite pulmonary artery. This technique was well tolerated and greatly enhanced visualization of the anomalous pulmonary venous connections, allowing proper planning for corrective surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Papagiannis
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hermiller
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Harding
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ungerleider
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Bashore
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction / Q000295:instrumentation; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure / Q000502:physiology