title: Bicameral repair of right pulmonary artery to left atrial communication.
abstract: A right pulmonary artery to left atrial communication is a very rare vascular congenital anomaly. Patients most commonly present in the neonatal period with congestive cardiac failure or at a later stage with central cyanosis and its complications. Various diagnostic modalities are available but angiography is the most important decision-making tool for the management of this lesion. We present an unusual case of right pulmonary artery to left atrial communication in a 14-year-old patient, who underwent successful surgical repair through a bicameral approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, District Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. trushargajjar@gmail.com
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Gajjar
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome