title: Aortic arch and pulmonary artery reconstruction during heart transplantation after failed Fontan procedure.
abstract: Recent significant improvement in surgical management of patients with univentricular palliations has resulted in an increasing number of patients with complex univentricular heart repairs surviving to heart transplantation. Heart transplantation in these patients can be challenging and may require extensive vascular reconstruction during transplantation. Herein, we describe the surgical reconstruction in a complex patient that was required prior to heart transplantation.
authors: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
authors: Ajay J
authors: AJ
authors: Iyengar
authors: Varun J
authors: VJ
authors: Sharma
authors: Yves
authors: Y
authors: d'Udekem
authors: Igor E
authors: IE
authors: Konstantinov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012086:Reoperation; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Aortic root aneurysm; Congenital heart disease; Fontan procedure; Heart transplantation; Hypoplastic left heart syndrome