Device Occlusion of Native Pulmonary Blood Flow After Cavopulmonary Anastomosis With Persistent Pleural Effusions

Sophia Khan; Abdulla Tarmahomed; Salim Jivanji

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.05.011

Device Occlusion of Native Pulmonary Blood Flow After Cavopulmonary Anastomosis With Persistent Pleural Effusions

JACC Case Rep. 2022 Aug 3;4(15):924-928. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.05.011.

Authors

Sophia Khan¹, Abdulla Tarmahomed¹, Salim Jivanji^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
² North West, North Wales, and Isle of Man Adult Congenital Heart Disease Network, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Abstract

Native pulmonary tract flow after a cavopulmonary anastomosis may promote pulmonary artery growth but can lead to undesirable consequences. We report the case of a 17-month child with prolonged pleural effusions after cavopulmonary anastomosis in whom a ventricular septal defect occluder device was placed in the native right ventricular outflow tract. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: APBF, antegrade pulmonary blood flow; Cavopulmonary; VSD, ventricular septal defect; pediatric; pleural effusions; right pulmonary outflow tract; ventricular septal defect occluder.

Publication types

Case Reports