title: Surgical closure of big pulmonary artery-left atrial fistula.
abstract: Big pulmonary artery-left atrial fistula malformation (PALAF) was diagnosed in a 5-year-old boy. Although transcatheter therapy would be preferred as a treatment of PALAF, the lesion, which was 20 mm in diameter and almost totally shunting the right main pulmonary artery, it was decided to treat by surgical approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Hospital of the Heart G. Pasquinucci, Massa, Italy. raffdoc@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rafik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Margaryan
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arcieri
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cantinotti
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Murzi
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*