title: Right ventricular aneurysm following modified Norwood-Sano operation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
abstract: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a rare congenital heart defect characterized by underdevelopment of left-sided heart structures, including the aortic arch. The contemporary surgical management of this anomaly includes the Norwood procedure and provision of pulmonary blood flow by either a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS) or a right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery (RV-PA) conduit, commonly referred to as the Sano shunt. We report on an unusual complication of the Sano shunt, that of a giant right ventricular pseudoaneurysm occurring at the shunt insertion site.
authors.affiliation: Rainbow Heart Center, Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karimi
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farouk
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stork
authors.forename: Hani A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Hennein
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome