title: Iatrogenic main pulmonary artery-left atrial fistula in a child.
abstract: A 14-month-old boy who underwent operation for ventricular septal defect patch closure and debanding of the pulmonary artery presented with arterial desaturation in the early postoperative period. Angiography confirmed the echocardiographic findings of hemodynamically significant main pulmonary artery-left atrial fistula. This communication was successfully closed surgically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bricelj
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robida
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mazhar
mesh_terms: D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000209:etiology*