Late desaturation due to giant azygous vein 16 years after bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis

Pritish K Bagul; Arvind S Singh; Prafulla G Kerkar

doi:10.1017/S1047951115002607

Late desaturation due to giant azygous vein 16 years after bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis

Cardiol Young. 2016 Mar;26(3):569-70. doi: 10.1017/S1047951115002607. Epub 2015 Dec 23.

Authors

Pritish K Bagul¹, Arvind S Singh¹, Prafulla G Kerkar¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology,King Edward Memorial Hospital,Mumbai,Maharashtra,India.

PMID: 26695103
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951115002607

Abstract

We present a rare late manifestation of systemic venous collaterals in a 17-year-old female, 16 years after bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis, resulting in clinically unacceptable desaturation with progressive effort intolerance and cyanosis.

Keywords: after bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis; double-outlet right ventricle; giant azygous vein.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Azygos Vein / abnormalities*
Azygos Vein / diagnostic imaging*
Collateral Circulation
Cyanosis / diagnostic imaging*
Echocardiography
Female
Fontan Procedure / adverse effects*
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
Humans
Pulmonary Artery / surgery
Radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vena Cava, Superior / surgery