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De novo fenestration of extra‐cardiac fontan goretex conduit assisted by inoue balloon
Author(s) -
Gupta Saurabh Kumar,
Ramakrishnan Sivasubramanian,
Kothari Shyam S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.24750
Subject(s) - medicine , fenestration , electrical conduit , cardiology , balloon , fontan procedure , surgery , heart disease , mechanical engineering , engineering
De novo fenestration of Goretex conduit of extra‐cardiac total cavopulmonary connection in the postoperative period is challenging, and is rarely reported. We report a 17‐year‐old boy with failing Fontan circuit in whom fenestration was created, aided by an Inoue balloon. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.