Transcatheter fenestration of a total cavopulmonary connection baffle

A K Gupta; A V Ganesh; B U Vajifdar; A Maheshwari; J M Khandeparkar; P G Kerkar

Transcatheter fenestration of a total cavopulmonary connection baffle

Indian Heart J. 2001 May-Jun;53(3):337-9.

Authors

A K Gupta¹, A V Ganesh, B U Vajifdar, A Maheshwari, J M Khandeparkar, P G Kerkar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, KEM Hospital, Mumbai.

PMID: 11516035

Abstract

Transcatheter creation of a de novo fenestration of a total cavopulmonary connection baffle has not been previously reported from India. We present our experience with such a procedure in a 4-year-old child with recurrent pleural effusions in the early postoperative period.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Heart Bypass, Right / instrumentation*
Heart Bypass, Right / methods
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
Humans
Male
Pleural Effusion / etiology
Postoperative Complications / etiology