title: Transcatheter closure of fistula between the right pulmonary artery and left atrium using the Amplatzer duct occluder.
abstract: A congenital fistula between the right pulmonary artery and the left atrium is a rare condition that results in cyanosis. We report a successful catheter-based closure of such a fistula in a 12-year-old using an Amplatzer duct occluder. The patient also had an atrial septal defect that was closed with an Amplatzer septal occluder.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: Kothandam
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sivakumar
authors.forename: Raman Krishna
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*