TRANSCATHETER CLOSURE OF THE RIGHT-TO-LEF T INTERATRIAL SHUNT AFTER PNEUMONECTOMY

Right to left shunt through a patent foramen ovale after pneumonectomy is a rare complication. Its clinical presentation is a severe dyspnea with posture dependency. The diagnosis is easily confirmed by contras t echocardiography. The purpose of this article is to expose the inter est of interventional catheterization and transcatheter closure. This method appears to be a viable alternative to surgery for those patient s with precarious respiratory function.