Closure of patent Potts shunt with aortic endoluminal stent graft

Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2006 Jul-Sep;7(3):192-4. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2006.03.102.

Abstract

Pulmonary hypertension secondary to residual Potts shunt is not an uncommon phenomenon. A 59-year-old male with a history of tetralogy of Fallot was noted, on a full heart study, to have persistent pulmonary hypertension, normal left ventricular function, severe aortic regurgitation, and a residual Potts shunt. A previous surgical attempt at closure of the shunt during definitive repair was unsuccessful. An aortic endoluminal stent graft was deployed to definitively close the shunt. There was a subsequent normalization of pulmonary pressures following Potts shunt closure. The patient will now proceed with surgical aortic root repair and aortic valve replacement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anastomosis, Surgical / adverse effects
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / instrumentation
  • Heart Ventricles / pathology
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
  • Reoperation
  • Stents*
  • Tetralogy of Fallot / surgery