Common carotid artery to internal jugular vein shunt for managing hypoxemia after a cavopulmonary shunt.
In the present report, we discuss a patient who developed persistent hypoxemia after an attempt at Fontan completion failed. As a bail-out procedure, a left common carotid artery to left internal jugular vein shunt was constructed, after which the hypoxemia was relieved.
Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
Pankaj
P
Garg
Sachin
S
Talwar
Palleti
P
Rajashekar
Shyam Sunder
SS
Kothari
Gurpreet Singh
GS
Gulati
Balram
B
Airan
D000293:Adolescent; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000601:surgery*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D018610:Heart Bypass, Right / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods