title: Superior Vena Cava Banding to Facilitate Unilateral Bidirectional Glenn Operation in Patients With Single Ventricle Heart Disease and Bilateral Superior Caval Veins.
abstract: Staged palliation to achieve a total cavopulmonary connection is a common treatment strategy in patients with single ventricle congenital heart disease. Patients with bilateral superior caval veins (bilateral SVC) often require the creation of bilateral superior cavopulmonary connections as part of the staged palliation, and these patients are at increased risk of morbidity. We describe a novel technique used in two patients with bilateral SVC and very small (1-2 mm) bridging vein that encouraged bridging vein growth and facilitated creation of a unilateral superior cavopulmonary connection.
authors.affiliation: 1 The Heart Center, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.affiliation: 1 The Heart Center, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nykanen
authors.affiliation: 1 The Heart Center, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: DeCampli
authors.affiliation: 1 The Heart Center, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pourmoghadam
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D000792:Angiography; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
keywords: CHD; cardiac catheterization/intervention; functionally univentricular heart; interventional catheterization; univentricular heart