Fontan Revision with Y-Graft in a Patient with Unilateral Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation

Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Jun;50(3):207-210. doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.3.207. Epub 2017 Jun 5.

Abstract

The extracardiac conduit Fontan procedure is the last surgical step in the treatment of patients with a functional single ventricle. An acquired pulmonary arteriovenous malformation may appear perioperatively or postoperatively due to an uneven hepatic flow distribution. Here we report a case of a bifurcated Y-graft Fontan operation in a 15-year-old male patient with a unilateral pulmonary arteriovenous malformation after an extracardiac conduit Fontan operation.

Keywords: Conduits; Congenital heart defects; Fontan; Vascular disease; Y-graft.

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