Abstract
A 23-year-old man presented with cyanosis since birth. Precordial echocardiography failed to detect any structural heart abnormality except for enlarged left atrium. Pulmonary angiography revealed a type I right pulmonary artery-to-left atrial fistula. Simple ligation of the fistula without cardiopulmonary bypass was performed successfully, and the cyanosis disappeared postoperatively.
MeSH terms
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Cardiopulmonary Bypass
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Heart Atria / abnormalities
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Heart Defects, Congenital* / diagnostic imaging
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Heart Defects, Congenital* / surgery
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Humans
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Ligation
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Male
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Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
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Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
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Pulmonary Artery / surgery
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
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Vascular Fistula / congenital*
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Vascular Fistula / diagnostic imaging
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Vascular Fistula / surgery
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Young Adult