Common pulmonary vein atresia: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
Following Doppler echocardiographic evaluation, a 16 hour-old infant underwent successful surgical repair of common pulmonary vein atresia. Investigations for prolonged postoperative ventilatory assistance, including cardiac catheterization and computerized tomography, led to a clinical diagnosis of associated pulmonary lymphangiectasia. Although this has caused continuing tachypnoea, at 16 months of age, he remains otherwise well but with an uncertain prognosis.
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Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
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D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008200:Lymphangiectasis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed