Intracardiac total cavopulmonary connection in an asplenic adult male 12 years after Glenn procedure for total anomalous pulmonary venous return (1b)

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Koichi SughimotoMasanao Ohba

Abstract

Although indications for a Fontan procedure have broadened, some patients, in the past, were ineligible for the Fontan completion after a Glenn procedure and thus suffered the limitations of the Glenn procedure-namely desaturation, arrhythmia and reduced quality of life. If examined more closely, however, completion may yet be feasible for such patients. We present here a complex case of asplenia, dextrocardia and total anomalous pulmonary venous return (1b) where the Fontan procedure was successfully completed 12 years after the Glenn procedure. A unique surgical strategy incorporating intra-atrial total cavopulmonary connection and atrioventricular valve repair contributed to our success.

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Mar 29, 2013·Cardiology in the Young·Koichi SughimotoMasanao Ohba

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