Norwood With Obstructed Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection and Tracheoesophageal Fistula Repair: Operating Room Delivery

JACC Case Rep. 2020 May 20;2(5):732-733. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.03.031. eCollection 2020 May.

Abstract

A baby boy with prenatally diagnosed hypoplastic left heart syndrome variant with obstructed veins was born in the operating room (OR) and underwent emergent Norwood operation and repair of obstructed infra-diaphragmatic total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Post-operatively, esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula was identified and repaired on day of life 11. The patient is thriving at 22 months of age. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: PV, pulmonary venous/vein; TAPVC, total anomalous pulmonary venous connection; TEF, tracheoesophageal fistula; congenital heart defect; double outlet right ventricle; pediatric surgery; pulmonary circulation.