Bidirectional Glenn shunt with concomitant placement of extra-cardiac graft - preparatory procedure for the future total cavo-pulmonary connection

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2005 Dec;4(6):499-501. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2004.103218. Epub 2005 Jul 29.

Abstract

We herein present bidirectional Glenn shunt and concomitant placement of extra-cardiac graft with an advantage of preparation for a later extra-cardiac total cavo-pulmonary connection, which was successfully performed for seven children with a univentricular heart.