Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations after cavopulmonary connection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the case of a child with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who developed pulmonary arteriovenous (AV) malformations after superior cavopulmonary anastomoses. Resolution of the pulmonary AV malformations occurred following a completion Fontan procedure. This phenomenon has been reported previously, but only in patients with heterotaxy and polysplenia.
Medical subject headings
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Fontan Procedure
- Postoperative Complications
- Pulmonary Artery
- Pulmonary Circulation
- Pulmonary Veins