Repeat balloon occlusion of a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula following cavopulmonary anastomosis in tetralogy of Fallot

H J Chen; T J Wargovich; J P Mickle; J A Hill

doi:10.1002/ccd.1810280311

Repeat balloon occlusion of a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula following cavopulmonary anastomosis in tetralogy of Fallot

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1993 Mar;28(3):238-40. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810280311.

Authors

H J Chen¹, T J Wargovich, J P Mickle, J A Hill

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Gainesville.

PMID: 8440003
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810280311

Abstract

A 30-year-old woman with tetralogy of Fallot and cavopulmonary anastomosis (Glenn shunt) presented with a large pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in the right lower lobe. This report describes the successful management following two successive therapeutic balloon embolizations.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anastomosis, Surgical
Arteriovenous Fistula / etiology
Arteriovenous Fistula / therapy*
Catheterization*
Embolization, Therapeutic*
Female
Humans
Postoperative Complications / therapy*
Pulmonary Artery* / surgery
Pulmonary Veins*
Tetralogy of Fallot / surgery*
Time Factors
Vena Cava, Superior / surgery