Reversal of increased pulmonary arterial pressure associated with systemic venous collaterals after tonsillectomy in a Fontan candidate after the Glenn procedure: impact of obstructive sleep apnea on Fontan circulation

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 May;133(5):1371-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.01.016.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Blood Pressure*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Collateral Circulation*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Fontan Procedure* / adverse effects
  • Heart Bypass, Right*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Artery / physiopathology*
  • Pulmonary Atresia / surgery
  • Pulmonary Circulation
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / etiology
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology*
  • Tonsillectomy*
  • Veins / pathology