Kumar Vipin, Varghese Mithun Jacob, George Oommen K
Christian Medical College, Vellore, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India.
Department of Cardiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India.
BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Nov 24;2015:bcr2015212878. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-212878.
A direct right pulmonary artery to left atrial fistula is a rare congenital condition in which patients usually present with isolated cyanosis in the absence of abnormal cardiovascular findings. We report the percutaneous closure of such a defect in a young woman who presented with severe cyanosis. This was achieved without making a conventional venovenous loop and was performed using an Amplatzer vascular plug. We believe, in patients with a suitable anatomy, closure with vascular plug without a venovenous loop should be the method of choice for treating this malady in view of the technical ease.
右肺动脉至左心房直接瘘是一种罕见的先天性疾病,患者通常在无心血管异常表现的情况下出现单纯性发绀。我们报告了一名患有严重发绀的年轻女性患者的这种缺损的经皮封堵术。该封堵术无需制作传统的静脉-静脉环,而是使用Amplatzer血管封堵器完成。我们认为,鉴于技术操作简便,对于解剖结构合适的患者,不制作静脉-静脉环而使用血管封堵器进行封堵应是治疗这种疾病的首选方法。