Contained rupture of right ventricular outflow tract after Rastelli-type operation.
Takuji WatanabeKyoichi NishigakiYoichi KawahiraPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2020)
This report describes a 3-year-old infant with post-operative mediastinitis complicated by a contained rupture of the right ventricle. A contained rupture is recognised as the huge pulsating prominence of the anterior chest wall. CT confirmed blood communication between the right ventricular outflow tract and the cavity surrounded by the pectoral major musculocutaneous flap. This is a significant case in which severe adhesion between the right ventricle and the musculocutaneous flap could maintain her stable haemodynamics with a pulsating prominence.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- mitral valve
- breast reconstruction
- computed tomography
- soft tissue
- congenital heart disease
- image quality
- heart failure
- coronary artery
- magnetic resonance
- positron emission tomography
- dual energy
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- staphylococcus aureus
- cystic fibrosis
- left ventricular
- escherichia coli
- biofilm formation
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- pet ct