Title
Characterisation of computed tomography angiography findings in paediatric patients with heterotaxy
Date Issued
01 August 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Alpaca Rodriguez L.R.
Matos Rojas I.A.
Valdez Quintana M.
Katekaru Tokeshi D.A.
Epelman M.
Publisher(s)
Springer Verlag
Abstract
Background: Heterotaxy refers to the abnormal arrangement of organs across the left–right axis and is typically associated with complex cardiovascular malformations. Objective: To characterise the range of cardiac and extracardiac CT angiography findings in children with heterotaxy using the latest nomenclature consensus and to compare the different types of isomerism. Materials and methods: We retrospectively analysed the data of 64 consecutive paediatric patients referred to our tertiary paediatric cardiovascular centre who underwent CT angiography for the evaluation of known or suspected heterotaxy within a 52-month period. Results: Right atrial isomerism was identified in 44 (69%) children, while left atrial isomerism was identified in 18 (28%) children. Atrial appendage anatomy and situs could not be determined in 2 children (3%). Associated heart defects included complete atrioventricular canal (CAVC) in 51 (80%) children, total anomalous pulmonary venous return in 43 (67%) and pulmonary atresia in 23 (36%). The bronchial branching pattern corresponded to atrial appendage morphology in all children except in the two in whom atrial appendage morphology could not be defined. In children with right atrial isomerism, the most common associated abnormalities were CAVC (n=41, 93%) and asplenia (n=34, 77%), while in those with left atrial isomerism, the most common associated abnormalities were polysplenia (n=17, 94%) and an interrupted inferior vena cava with azygos continuation (n=15, 83%). Conclusion: CT angiography provides useful cardiovascular and extracardiac data on heterotaxy, which frequently involves a pattern of side-related findings but has great anatomical variability.
Start page
1142
End page
1151
Volume
49
Issue
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
PediatrĂa
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85067076550
PubMed ID
Source
Pediatric Radiology
ISSN of the container
03010449
Sponsor(s)
Thank you to the team of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at the Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño San Borja, especially to technologists Victor Guerra, Veronica Megue and Eddin Saavedra, who generated the 3-D reconstructions used in this manuscript.
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