title: Proximal conduit obstruction after Sano modified Norwood procedure.
abstract: Sano and colleagues recently described a modification of first stage palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome utilizing a right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit. Preliminary results are favorable, but experience with this technique is limited. We report a case of sudden death due to obstruction of the proximal conduit by fibrointimal hyperplasia. This case of lethal conduit obstruction presented 3 months after initial palliation. Early cardiac catheterization and second stage palliation may be necessary to minimize the risk of such adverse events after the Sano modification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA. jnigro@usc.edu
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Nigro
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Bart
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Derby
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sklansky
authors.forename: Vaughn A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Starnes
mesh_terms: D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011183:Postoperative Complications