Pulmonary Hemorrhage After Arterial Switch Operation.

Maddali, Madan M; Al-Maskari, Salim N; Kandachar, Pranav S; Lacour-Gayet, Francois · Ann Thorac Surg · 2018

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Major aortopulmonary collateral arteries can influence the postoperative course of arterial switch operation, with heart failure being the common clinical presentation. A relatively rare presentation of an aortopulmonary collateral artery in the form of persistent postoperative pulmonary hemorrhage was encountered after an uneventful arterial switch operation in a neonate with transposition of the great arteries, intact interventricular septum, and situs inversus totalis. The aortopulmonary collateral artery was coil embolized with a successful outcome.

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