title: [Successful application of cholangioscope as an intravascular endoscope in hybrid operation for a child].
abstract: We performed hybrid operation on a 3-year-old boy with thrombosis in the pulmonary arterial conduit which had been implanted concomitantly at the time of Fontan operation. We used a cholangioscope as a substitute of intravascular endoscope. It visualized the organized thrombus and the suture line in the conduit. Hybrid operation was successfully performed based on the detailed findings gained by cholangioscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshimichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kosaka
authors.forename: Takahiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Tai
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fuchigami
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: Kiyohiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takigiku
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasukouchi
authors.forename: Yorikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Harada
mesh_terms: D020677:Angioscopes; D001652:Bile Ducts; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*