title: Preoperative balloon dilatation of obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in a neonate.
abstract: Prompt recognition and early surgical correction are mandatory in neonates presenting with obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). Preoperative balloon angioplasty of obstructed TAPVC in a sick neonate is rarely reported. We describe successful short-term palliation with balloon angioplasty of a critically ill neonate with obstructed supracardiac TAPVC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sivasubramanian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
authors.forename: Shyam Sunder
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kothari
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000209:etiology; D018376:Cardiovascular Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D016638:Critical Illness; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011859:Radiography; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology