Unilateral Fontan operation for tricuspid atresia.
A 12-year-old child with tricuspid atresia and acquired hypoplasia of the left pulmonary artery was successfully treated with unilateral Fontan operation. Angiography at age 2 months had shown a normal left pulmonary artery, and a modified Potts shunt was performed. An emergency central shunt was required a year later. Reinvestigation 5 years after the initial operation revealed severe hypoplasia of the left pulmonary artery.
Subbareddy
K
K
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
Chaudhuri
S
S
Neligan
M
M
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D000792:Angiography; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000601:surgery; D018785:Tricuspid Atresia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography