ISSN:
1432-1971
Keywords:
Key words: Eustachian valve — Iatrogenic closure — Lower cardiac inflow obstruction
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract. A 5-month-old boy with a VACTERL syndrome underwent cardiac surgery for correction of a common arterial trunk and closure of an atrial septal defect. A prominent Eustachian valve was mistaken for the atrial septum and surgically closed. Thirty months later, after gradual shrinking of the foramen ovale with associated reduction of the right-to-left shunt, the boy presented with acute symptoms of a lower inflow obstruction, characterized by hepatomegaly and engorged abdominal vein pattern (Medusa's head). The boy was reoperated successfully after the condition had been recognized.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002469900427