Stent implantation in a central aorto-pulmonary shunt.
A 5.5-week-old infant with tricuspid atresia presented with severe hypoxemia not responding to the placement of a central shunt (4 mm polytetrafluorethylene). The infant was taken to the catheterization laboratory, where an AVE stent was successfully implanted in a severe postoperative stenosis, at the pulmonary end of the anastomosis. The oxygen saturation improved significantly, however, the infant died due to renal failure. The post-mortem anatomical findings are shown.
Alcibar
J
J
Department of Hemodynamics, Hospital de Cruces, Pza. de Cruces s/n, Baracaldo, Vizcaya, Spain.
Cabrera
A
A
Martinez
P
P
Peña
N
N
Oñate
A
A
D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D019233:Retreatment; D015607:Stents; D018785:Tricuspid Atresia / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene