Modified Starnes procedure in a neonate with severe tricuspid regurgitation

Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Feb;93(2):658-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.07.021.

Abstract

We report a modification of the Starnes technique for palliating severe tricuspid regurgitation associated with a dysplastic right ventricle in a neonate, using a fenestrated pericardial patch allowing for unidirectional flow. The patient eventually underwent a successful Glenn shunt construction with a persistent reduction in right ventricle size at 1 year follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bioprosthesis
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Decompression, Surgical / methods
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
  • Female
  • Fontan Procedure
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Heart Ventricles / abnormalities
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pericardium
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery
  • Pulmonary Atresia / surgery
  • Tricuspid Valve / abnormalities
  • Tricuspid Valve / surgery
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / congenital
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery*