title: Interventricular septal hematoma in ventricular septal defect patch closure.
abstract: We report a case of interventricular septal hematoma after patch closure of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect in a 4-month-old infant. On postoperative day 1, echocardiography showed a voluminous intramural hematoma causing severe thickening of the ventricular septum. Surgical revision was necessary immediately to drain the hematoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Istituto Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy.
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drago
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Butera
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giamberti
authors.forename: Mariella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lucente
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frigiola
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D006327:Heart Block / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome