title: [Late development of double-chambered right ventricle after repair of a ventricular septal defect].
abstract: Double-chambered right ventricle is a rare heart defect causing right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction. In this malformation, the right ventricle is divided into two chambers by a fibromuscular band. A 12-year old female patient who had undergone repair of a ventricular septal defect at 5 months old was admitted to our hospital with complaints of dyspnea and fatigue. The patient was diagnosed with an isolated double-chambered right ventricle and surgical correction was successfully performed. Post-operative transesophageal echocardiography showed no residual gradients across the RVOT. Following an uneventful recovery, the patient was discharged five days after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Işık
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Muhammet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akyüz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Fatih
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ayık
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yüksel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Atay
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004310:Double Outlet Right Ventricle / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans