Jai Prakash Soni1, Mohan Makwana2, Suresh Kumar3, Kirti Chaturvedi4, Pradeep Singh5, Ratan Lal Bhati6, Amith Ahemad7
BACKGROUND
The Gerbode left ventriculo-right atrial defect is a very rare congenital anomaly. Gerbode described two routes for blood to travel from the left ventricle to the right atrium, a direct or supravalvular or (type A) and an indirect (type B) or infravalvular.
Case Characteristics- A male born to nonconsanguineous couple and had indirect type C Gerbode VSD. Observation- The child had midmuscular VSD. Blood flow from left ventricle to right ventricle through midmuscular VSD and then through tunnel formed by tricuspid to right atrium. Outcome- Parent advised to go for further investigation. Message-A rare congenital malformation to be suspected when any child with midmuscular VSD have tricuspid regurgitation.
KEYWORDS
Gerbode Left Ventriculo-Right Atrial Defect, Vascular Ring, Left Aortic Arch, Ligamentum Arteriosum.
