Right pulmonary artery--left atrial communication presenting with brain abscess: a case report

Direct communication between the right pulmonary artery and left atrium is a very rare vascular malformation. We report a patient with this anomaly. She presented with unexplained cyanosis and brain abscesses. The diagnosis was made with contrast echocardiography and angiography. We treated this ano...

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Published inTurkish journal of pediatrics Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 373 - 375
Main Authors Küçükosmanoglu, Osman, Poyrazoglu, Hakan, Topçuoglu, M Sah, Erdem, Sevcan, Erman, Tahsin, Ozbarlas, Nazan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine 01.10.2006
Subjects
Adolescent
Angiocardiography
Angiography
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Brain Abscess - diagnostic imaging
Brain Abscess - drug therapy
Brain Abscess - surgery
Cardiac Catheterization
Cyanosis - etiology
Drainage
Electrocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Atria - abnormalities
Heart Atria - surgery
Humans
Ligation
Pulmonary Artery - abnormalities
Pulmonary Artery - diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery - surgery
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Direct communication between the right pulmonary artery and left atrium is a very rare vascular malformation. We report a patient with this anomaly. She presented with unexplained cyanosis and brain abscesses. The diagnosis was made with contrast echocardiography and angiography. We treated this anomaly successfully with surgery. Complete cure for this anomaly can be achieved by ligation.
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ISSN:0041-4301