Yung-Chang Lai, Mei-Hwan Wu, Chung-I Chang
National Taiwan University Hospital.
Taiwan
International Journal of Cardiology
Int J Cardiol 1994; 45: 80-82
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(94)90057-4
Abstract
A case of ‘absent’ left pulmonary vein with ventricular septal defect was diagnosed based on echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging and cardiac catheterization at newborn stage. Pulmonary arterial banding was performed at the age of 1 month to ameliorate the pulmonary flow. At a cardiac catheterization 1 year later, the left pulmonary veins were visualized with moderate stenosis at their entrance into the left atrium. The patient has been stable after surgical repair of the ventricular septal defect and dilation of the pulmonary venous stenosis.
Category
Absence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections
Stenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections
Patient Factors Influencing the Onset, Severity or Outcome of Disease
Diagnostic Testing. Noninvasive
Diagnostic Testing. Invasive
Surgical Interventions for Pulmonary Venous Obstruction After the Onset of Disease
Year of Publication: 1994
Age Focus: Pediatric
Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients)
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