title: Aorto-left atrial tunnel: a rare entity.
abstract: Aorto-left atrial tunnel (ALAT) is a vascular channel that originates from 1 of the sinuses of Valsalva and terminates in the left atrium. The aorto-left atrial tunnel is an extremely rare anomaly. We describe here a case of congenital aorto-left atrial tunnel in a 4-year-old child who underwent successful surgical ligation with good immediate and early results.
authors.affiliation: Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, District Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. trushargajjar@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sajiv K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Trushar P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Gajjar
authors.forename: Neelam B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities*