Surgical Correction of Congenital Heart Disease In 18 Trisomy.
- Author:
Jinyoung SONG
1
;
Yun Hee MOON
;
Ki Young JANG
;
Jae Young LEE
;
Soo Jin KIM
;
Woo Seup SHIM
;
Woong Han KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Sejong General Hospital, Buncheon, Korea. amyjys@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Trisomy;
Heart defect;
Congenital
- MeSH:
Caregivers;
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent;
Dyspnea;
Heart;
Heart Defects, Congenital*;
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular;
Humans;
Ligation;
Parents;
Prognosis;
Tachypnea;
Trisomy*
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2004;47(4):462-464
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
18 trisomy(Edwards syndrome) is a fatal disease with a congenital heart anomaly. Patients usually receive less aggressive care because caregivers expect them to die very young. Although they have a very poor prognosis due to severe multi-organ dysfunction, symptomatic simple cardiac anomaly with left to right shunt can be repaired. We experienced a case of 18 trisomy with ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus. He showed prolonged dyspnea and tachypnea after the ligation of patent ductus arteriosus in a previous hospital. In our hospital, the ventricular septal defect was closed because his parents insisted on aggressive treatment. After surgery, the symptoms were relieved and he was discharged in a condition satisfactory to his parents and the medical team.
