Right pulmonary artery-to-left atrial communication: Recognition and surgical correction

Radial Artery Pseudoaneurysm

“…A second treatment option that has shown a high degree of success is the use of sonographically guided compression 5 , 20 – 22 . However, this procedure requires a substantial amount of time from health care professionals, which may not be feasible in busy or understaffed hospital settings, with the most expeditious protocol calling for compression at the site of a radial artery pseudoaneurysm for 10‐minute intervals until obliteration of the pseudoaneurysm tract is objectively visualized 21 , 23 . Hybrid techniques of sonographically guided thrombin injection and compression have been reported, with marginal improvement in safety and efficacy, but they still do not address the issue of timeliness.…”

Spontaneous closure of right pulmonary artery-to-left atrium fistula: a case report

“…A CT pulmonary angiogram is considered as the gold standard for establishing the diagnosis. 6 In our patient, the diagnosis was unequivocally confirmed in the neonatal period on two-dimensional echocardiography, the shunt was small, and no intervention was contemplated. Hence, we did not feel it was necessary to subject the child to CT pulmonary angiography as it involves exposure to radiation and injection of radiographic contrast.…”

“…For supplementary material/s referred to in this article, please visit http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ S1047951116000615 Vol. 26,No. 6 Bachani et al: Spontaneous closure of RPA-LA fistula…”

Closure of right pulmonary artery to left atrium fistula by duct occluder device

“…Among the reported cases, only one patient had murmur (continuous murmur). [11] ECG may be normal. [6] An atrial septal defect (ASD) is the most commonly associated intracardiac anomaly; however, pulmonary abnormalities include the absence of the lower or middle lobe, right lung sequestration, and diverticulum of the right main bronchus, as have been reported in the literature.…”