Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations after cavopulmonary connection

M L Jacobs; K K Pourmoghadam; E M Geary; K L Wright; V R Zales

doi:10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01084-x

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations after cavopulmonary connection

Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Feb;69(2):634-5. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01084-x.

Authors

M L Jacobs¹, K K Pourmoghadam, E M Geary, K L Wright, V R Zales

Affiliation

¹ Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19134-1095, USA.

PMID: 10735721
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01084-x

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anastomosis, Surgical
Arteriovenous Fistula / etiology
Arteriovenous Fistula / surgery*
Female
Fontan Procedure*
Humans
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / complications
Infant
Postoperative Complications*
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities
Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
Pulmonary Circulation*
Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities
Pulmonary Veins / surgery*
Vena Cava, Superior / surgery