A cure for pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas?
Diffuse bilateral pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas developed in a cyanotic child with left atrial isomerism, consisting of an interrupted inferior vena cava with continuation of the hemiazygos vein to the isolated left superior vena cava, soon after she underwent a Kawashima operation that left the hepatic veins draining into the common atrium. The fistulas regressed after the hepatic veins were connected to the confluent pulmonary arteries with a left lateral atrial tunnel.
Knight
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WB
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Mee
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RB
D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000002:abnormalities; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004310:Double Outlet Right Ventricle / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery