ISSN:
1432-1971
Keywords:
Modified Fontan operation
;
Single ventricle
;
Common atrium
;
Common atrioventricular valve
;
Glenn shunt
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary In two patients (aged 15 and nine years old) with single ventricle, common atrioventricular valve, common atrium, and bilateral abnormally draining superior vena cava (SVC), a modified Fontan procedure was performed together with a SVC to pulmonary artery (PA) anastomosis. This avoided complex intraatrial septation. A bilateral anastomosis was carried out in one patient and a unilateral one in the other, the PA not being divided in either patient. This procedure provided simple intraatrial septation while avoiding possible obstruction of either the pulmonary or systemic blood pathways if complete intraatrial septation had been carried out.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02308384