Ye Jing-Jing, Xu Wei-ze, Shu Qiang, Li Jian-hua, Liu Xi-Wang, Jiang Guo-ping
The Children’s Hospital of Zhejiang University.
China
Echocardiography
Echocardiography 2010; 27: E109-E111
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01183.x
Abstract
Although real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (RD-3DTTE) has been used in children with complex congenital heart diseases, the benefit of RD-3DTTE as a vision of the pulmonary veins still requires further evaluation. We present here, a 3-year-old girl with a stenosis of the left upper pulmonary vein (LUPV). Excellent images were obtained rapidly by RD-3DTTE that successfully visualized the narrowing at the junction of the LUPV. The result was demonstrated by MRI, cardiac catheterization, and operation. RD-3DTTE is a feasible and promising technique in evaluating pulmonary veins in children.
Category
Stenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections
Diagnostic Testing. Noninvasive
Year of Publication: 2010
Age Focus: Pediatric
Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients)
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