Transcatheter occlusion of a residual left superior vena cava causing right-to-left shunt in a Fontan patient with a new occlusion device.
We describe the management of a residual left superior vena cava connected to the coronary sinus and causing right-to-left shunt at atrial level in an 8 year-old-child, with modified Fontan operation (total cava pulmonary connection) by transcatheter closure with a new duct occluder device.
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Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa. fatimapp@mail.telepac.pt
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D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006801:Humans; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior