Transcatheter closure of extracardiac fontan fenestration in a cyanotic patient.
Fontan operation is the connection of the systemic venous return to the pulmonary arteries, performed in patients with single ventricle physiology. The Fontan circuit is commonly fenestrated because of early postoperative risks such as high systemic venous pressure and low cardiac output. As it causes progressive cyanosis and increased risk of paradoxical embolism in the follow-up period, occlusion of these fenestrations is generally suggested. Successful closure of extracardiac Fontan fenestration with atrial septal occluder in a 10-year-old girl is reported herein. To our knowledge, this is the first such report from Turkey.
Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey.
Fikri
F
Demir
Tevfik
T
Karagöz
Ebru
E
Aypar
Semra
S
Atalay
Ercan
E
Tutar
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000379:methods; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D055989:Septal Occluder Device
D000925:Anticoagulants