Aortic arch and pulmonary artery reconstruction during heart transplantation after failed Fontan procedure.
Recent significant improvement in surgical management of patients with univentricular palliations has resulted in an increasing number of patients with complex univentricular heart repairs surviving to heart transplantation. Heart transplantation in these patients can be challenging and may require extensive vascular reconstruction during transplantation. Herein, we describe the surgical reconstruction in a complex patient that was required prior to heart transplantation.
['Iyengar|Ajay J|AJ|', 'Sharma|Varun J|VJ|', "d'Udekem|Yves|Y|", 'Konstantinov|Igor E|IE|']
D000293:Adolescent D001013:Aorta, Thoracic D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation D018729:Fontan Procedure D016027:Heart Transplantation D006801:Humans D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome D011651:Pulmonary Artery D019651:Reconstructive Surgical Procedures D012086:Reoperation D017211:Treatment Failure D016896:Treatment Outcome
Heart transplantation Fontan procedure Aortic root aneurysm Congenital heart disease Hypoplastic left heart syndrome