title: Right pulmonary artery--left atrial communication presenting with brain abscess: a case report.
abstract: Direct communication between the right pulmonary artery and left atrium is a very rare vascular malformation. We report a patient with this anomaly. She presented with unexplained cyanosis and brain abscesses. The diagnosis was made with contrast echocardiography and angiography. We treated this anomaly successfully with surgery. Complete cure for this anomaly can be achieved by ligation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Küçükosmanoglu
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Poyrazoglu
authors.forename: M Sah
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Topçuoglu
authors.forename: Sevcan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: Tahsin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Erman
authors.forename: Nazan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozbarlas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000790:Angiocardiography; D000792:Angiography; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D004322:Drainage; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents