title: Ductal stenting using side-branch cell dilation for aortic coarctation in high-risk patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
abstract: For high-risk neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) undergoing Norwood operation, the strategy of bilateral pulmonary artery banding and ductal stenting is risky in case of coarctation of the aorta (CoA), often resulting in death. Therefore, we devised a new method of ductal stenting with side-branch cell dilation, which could overcome the constriction of the ductal arch with CoA in two HLHS patients. This is the first report that presents this method and the results. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0894-982X
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yazaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kagisaki
mesh_terms: D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004106:Dilatation; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D058327:Norwood Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents
keywords: Norwood procedure; bilateral pulmonary artery banding; hybrid palliation