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.
Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Bioprosthesis
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Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
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Decompression, Surgical / methods
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Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
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Female
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Fontan Procedure
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Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery
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Heart Valve Prosthesis*
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Heart Ventricles / abnormalities
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Pericardium
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Prosthesis Design
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Pulmonary Artery / surgery
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Pulmonary Atresia / surgery
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Tricuspid Valve / abnormalities
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Tricuspid Valve / surgery
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Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / congenital
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Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery*