A Case of Right Pulmonary Artery-Left Atrial Communication with Brain Abscess

VernacularTitle:脳膿瘍を発症した右肺動脈–左房交通症（PA-LA communication）の1例
Author: Noburo OHASHI ¹ ; Shuji CHINO ¹ ; Masaki KOMATSU ¹ ; Hajime ICHIMURA ¹ ; Takateru YAMAMOTO ¹ ; Ko NAKAHARA ¹ ; Megumi FUKE ¹ ; Yuko WADA ¹ ; Tatsuichiro SETO ¹
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1. Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine
Keywords: right pulmonary artery-left atrial communication; brain abscess; extracorporeal surgery
From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2024;53(1):6-9
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Right pulmonary artery-left atrial communication is a rare congenital heart disease that is usually diagnosed before adulthood, and its main symptoms are cyanosis and dyspnea on exertion. We report a 51-year-old man with a large aneurysm of the right pulmonary artery and left atrial communication, which was diagnosed after a brain abscess. We are concerned that simple ligation alone may cause embolism, so we report on the use of an autologous pericardial patch to close the opening to the left atrium.