title: Plastic bronchitis developing 5 years after Fontan procedure in a girl with Kartagener's syndrome.
abstract: Although rare, plastic bronchitis (PB) is an important early complication after Fontan procedure. Kartagener's syndrome is characterized by mucociliary dysfunction of the respiratory tract and has a triad of features, including situs inversus totalis, chronic sinusitis, and bronchiectasia. We experienced PB in a patient with Kartagener's syndrome 5 years after Fontan procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hokkaido Medical Center for Child Health and Rehabilitation, Sapporo, Japan. tomohiro_nawa@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nawa
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yokozawa
authors.forename: Motoki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takamuro
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kasuga
mesh_terms: D001991:Bronchitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007619:Kartagener Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents