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

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.