Cone Reconstruction of Atypical Ebstein Anomaly Associated with Right Ventricular Apical Hypoplasia
Author(s) -
Gemma Reddin,
Joseph T. Poterucha,
Joseph A. Dearani,
Carole A. Warnes,
Frank Cetta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
texas heart institute journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1526-6702
pISSN - 0730-2347
DOI - 10.14503/thij-15-5011
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoplasia , tricuspid valve , ebstein's anomaly , ebstein anomaly , anatomy , shunt (medical) , cardiology , surgery
Cone reconstruction for tricuspid valve repair has revolutionized the surgical treatment of Ebstein anomaly. We present the case of a 58-year-old woman with atypical Ebstein anomaly and right ventricular apical hypoplasia who was spared from palliative shunt physiology by our use of cone reconstruction. Compared with other techniques, cone reconstruction of the tricuspid valve more closely replicates normal valvular anatomy and function. This surgical procedure can be applied to many anatomic variations of Ebstein anomaly, as in our patient's apparently unique instance of atypical Ebstein anomaly with right ventricular apical hypoplasia.
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