Title of article :
Minimally Invasive Transthoracic Device Closure of an Acquired Sinus of Valsalva-Right Ventricle Fistula in a Pediatric Patient
Author/Authors :
Gao, Lei Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery - The Second Xiang Ya Hospital of Central South University - Xing Ya - China , Wu, Qin Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery - The Second Xiang Ya Hospital of Central South University - Xing Ya - China , Xu, Xinhua Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery - The Second Xiang Ya Hospital of Central South University - Xing Ya - China , Zhao, Tianli Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery - The Second Xiang Ya Hospital of Central South University - Xing Ya - China , Yang, Yifeng Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery - The Second Xiang Ya Hospital of Central South University - Xing Ya - China
Abstract :
Background: Sinus of Valsalva-right ventricle fistula is a recognized but very rare complication after surgical repair of subaortic ventricular septal defect. Surgical repair with cardiopulmonary bypass and percutaneous transcatheter closure guided by x-ray has been the traditional treatment for fistula of sinus of Valsalva.
Case Presentation: Recently, we have used a novel approach, that avoids the need for either secondary open surgical repair or radiation exposure; that is, minimally invasive transthoracic device closure guided by transesophageal echocardiography to occlude an acquired sinus of Valsalva-right ventricle fistula in a 4-year-old patient.
Conclusion: To our knowledge, there have been no prior cases reported of this technique applied to close an acquired sinus of Valsalva-right ventricle fistula. This report aims to provide a detailed description of the procedure.
Keywords :
Fistula of Sinus of Valsalva , Minimally invasive , Device Closure , Transesophageal Echocardiography , Transesophageal Echocardiography
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
