Bronchial varices in a child with tricuspid atresia six years post Fontan correction

Respirology Case Reports
Shreya BhushanNitin Kapur

Abstract

Tracheal and bronchial varices are rarely found in children. However, they have been described in adults with failing Fontan circuits or secondary to vascular pathology, such as portal and pulmonary hypertension. We report the presentation of haemoptysis and bronchial varices in a child, six years after a Fontan procedure for tricuspid atresia. She had tortuous mediastinal and transpleural arterial collaterals on computed tomography (CT) angiography and cardiac catheterization and subsequently underwent embolization of these collaterals. While the haemoptysis settled post embolization, the bronchial varices persisted on repeat bronchoscopy. She has since been clinically well with no further haemoptysis.

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