Large pseudoaneurysm following right ventricle to pulmonary artery homograft placement in an infant

Rini Sahewalla; Robert D Ross; Ralph E Delius; Ryan Halas; Premchand Anne

doi:10.4103/apc.APC_61_17

Large pseudoaneurysm following right ventricle to pulmonary artery homograft placement in an infant

Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2018 Jan-Apr;11(1):106-108. doi: 10.4103/apc.APC_61_17.

Authors

Rini Sahewalla¹, Robert D Ross¹, Ralph E Delius², Ryan Halas³, Premchand Anne⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA.
² Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA.
³ Department of Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, St. John Providence Children's Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysm (PSA) is a known but rare complication of the right ventricle to pulmonary artery (RV-PA) conduits. The patient's clinical presentation can be variable ranging from asymptomatic to potential rupture. We describe an unusual case of a massive PSA in an infant who underwent RV-PA pulmonary homograft placement after relief of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction.

Keywords: Homograft conduit; pseudoaneurysm; right ventricular outflow.

Publication types

Case Reports