Absorbable pulmonary artery banding in tricuspid atresia.
A child with tricuspid atresia, concordant ventriculoarterial connections, large ventricular septal defect, and elevated pulmonary artery pressure underwent pulmonary artery banding with a polydioxanone ribbon. This procedure was successful in this patient as the ventricular septal defect became restrictive while the banding was fully absorbed after 5 months. This technique could be included in the panel of surgical strategies for patients with single ventricle physiology and potential but insufficient subpulmonary stenosis in early infancy.
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Département de Cardiologie Pédiatrique, H pital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-H pitaux de Paris, France. damien.bonnet@nck.ap-hop-paris.fr
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D020341:Absorbable Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018785:Tricuspid Atresia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*