title: Cardiovascular hybrid procedure in severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia with significant left heart hypoplasia.
abstract: The authors discuss an early hybrid cardiovascular intervention in a neonate with left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia and significant left heart hypoplasia. The operation included persistent ductus arteriosus stenting and right pulmonary artery calibrated banding (3.5 mm) to increase blood flow in the aorta and to decrease right ventricle overload and decrease blood pressure and overflow in pulmonary circulation. The operation improved the child's general condition and gained time for left ventricle growth and restoration of its function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Urology for Children and Adolescents, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland. msroka@gumed.edu.pl
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sroka
authors.forename: Ireneusz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Haponiuk
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chojnicki
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Czauderna
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015607:Stents; D058017:Vascular Grafting / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*