Transcatheter fenestration of autologous pericardial extracardiac Fontan via the transhepatic approach.
We describe a case of a patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) who developed protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) following autologous pericardial extracardiac Fontan (APEF) operation with successful resolution of PLE following transcatheter fenestration via the transhepatic approach.
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Michael R
MR
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Sobczyk
Walter L
WL
Austin
Erle H
EH
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery