Aortic sinus-left atrial fistula after interventional closure of atrial septal defect.
A 3-year-old boy underwent interventional closure of an atrial septal defect using an Amplatzer septal occluder. After 4 weeks, an aortic sinus-to-left atrial fistula was detected by echocardiography in an asymptomatic child. The device was surgically explanted with fistula and atrial septal defect closure. Follow-up was uneventful.
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland. walter.knirsch@kispi.unizh.ch
Walter
W
Knirsch
Ali
A
Dodge-Khatami
Christian
C
Balmer
Matthias
M
Peuster
Alexander
A
Kadner
Markus
M
Weiss
Rene
R
Prêtre
Felix
F
Berger
D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome