Unexpected extraction of a ventricular septal defect patch without an interventricular shunt.
We report the case of a mediastinocutaneous fistula, 13 years after the total correction of tetralogy of Fallot. During a fistula curettage operation, we unexpectedly extracted a ventricular septal defect patch. An interventricular shunt was not detected after the operation. The patient is well 3 years after the last operation.
Ishigami
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First Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
Yokoyama
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Y
Osawa
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Horiba
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K
Takinami
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Harada
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Y
D000293:Adolescent; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene