Modified Extracardiac Fontan Procedure in a Univentricular Heart with Separate Hepatic and Inferior Vena Caval Drainage.
- Author:
Jeong Ryul LEE
1
;
Cheul LEE
;
Ji Min CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Korea. jrl@plaza.snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Fontan operation;
Extracardiac conduit
- MeSH:
Drainage*;
Fontan Procedure*;
Heart*;
Hepatic Veins;
Humans;
Pulmonary Veins;
Vena Cava, Inferior
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2001;34(10):781-783
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In a patient with single ventricle associated with complex systemic and/or pulmonary venous drainage, intraatrial Fontan procedure is sometimes technically difficult due to the complex spatial relationship between their orifices in the atrium. We report a case of the modified extracardiac conduit Fontan procedure in a patient with a single ventricle in which the inferior vena cava and the hepatic vein drained separately into the atrium and the intraatrial orifice of the hepatic vein was abut to the orifice of the left lower pulmonary vein.
