A Rare Cause of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Fullterm Newborn: Obstructive Infracardiac Type Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

Sabriye Korkut¹*, Mustafa Argun², Hulya Halis¹, Ahmet Ozdemir¹, Osman Bastug¹, Levent Korkmaz¹ and Tamer Gunes¹

Received: Ocotber 01, 2018;   Published: Ocotber 08, 2018

DOI: 10.32474/PAPN.2018.01.000122

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Abstract

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) may cause clinical signs and symptoms of resistant to treatment respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in the full-term newborn. Despite echocardiography being the basic diagnostic examination method, three-dimensional reconstructive computed tomography allows making a more precise operation plan by defining the anatomy in an excellent manner. Cardiologic evaluation should be done immediately in the case of RDS with treatment-resistant full-term newborn because a delay in the diagnosis increases operative mortality.

Keywords: Term Newborn; Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection; Tomography

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