Interventricular septal hematoma detected by transesophageal echocardiography after congenital heart surgery in an infant: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interventricular septal hematoma is an extremely rare complication following congenital heart surgery. During cardiac surgery, interventricular septal hematomas can be detected only by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography. Here, we report an interesting case of interventricular septal hematoma that was accidentally found in an infant following ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure.

Case presentation

Transesophageal echocardiography images were acquired from a 1-month-old boy after surgical repair of a large (6.5 mm) perimembranous outlet VSD with interventricular septal flattening. Surgical correction was performed with auto-pericardium and 7-0 Prolene sutures. The patient was successfully weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass, and transesophageal echoca

SUBMITTER: Jang YE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8390228 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature