Transcatheter closure of an extracardiac Fontan fenestration

E M Zahn; A C Chang; R P Burke; J P Jacobs

doi:10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00365-8

Transcatheter closure of an extracardiac Fontan fenestration

Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Jul;66(1):260-2. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00365-8.

Authors

E M Zahn¹, A C Chang, R P Burke, J P Jacobs

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Miami Children's Hospital, Florida 33155, USA.

PMID: 9692482
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00365-8

Abstract

As the extracardiac Fontan operation evolves, a reliable method for creating and subsequently closing communications between the systemic and pulmonary venous chambers would be useful. We describe a surgical technique for creating this "fenestration" and a complementary transcatheter technique that allows safe and reliable closure of these communications regardless of size and position.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anastomosis, Surgical
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Cardiac Catheterization* / instrumentation
Catheterization* / instrumentation
Child, Preschool
Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation
Fontan Procedure / methods*
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Artery / surgery
Pulmonary Veins / surgery
Reproducibility of Results
Safety
Vena Cava, Inferior / surgery
Vena Cava, Superior / surgery