Staged hybrid left pulmonary artery rehabilitation in post-fontan left pulmonary artery hypoplasia.

Scott, John W; Karamichalis, John M; Ing, Frank; Shirai, Lance; Bichell, David · Ann Thorac Surg · 2007

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Left pulmonary artery hypoplasia in the setting of Fontan circulation predisposes to pulmonary artery discontinuity. We describe a novel approach to correct post-Fontan left pulmonary artery discontinuity by a strategy to produce isolated left pulmonary artery growth, followed by a catheter-based reincorporation of the left pulmonary artery into the Fontan circuit.

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