Surgical repair of large pulmonary artery to left atrium fistula

Alaa Hussain; Muhamed Younis; Samir Srour; Mohamed Saleh; Mohammed Ismael

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3580

Surgical repair of large pulmonary artery to left atrium fistula

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Nov 24;9(1):551-555. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3580. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Authors

Alaa Hussain¹, Muhamed Younis¹, Samir Srour¹, Mohamed Saleh¹, Mohammed Ismael¹

Affiliation

¹ Damascus University Cardiovascular Surgical Center Damascus Syrian Arab Republic.

Abstract

We report a successful surgical closure of a rught pulmonary artery to left atrium fistula (RPALAF) with secondary atrial septal defect (ASD) in a 3.5 years old girl. These fistulae are rare cause of cyanosis and require early diagnosis and treatment to prevent the serious complications of them.

Keywords: ASD; cyanosis; left atrium; pulmonary artery fistula; surgical repair.

Publication types

Case Reports