Open AccessUnusual systemic venous Collateral channels to left atrium causing desaturation after Fontan operation closed percutaneously
Author(s) -
Ashutosh Marwah,
Sanjay Khatri,
Savitri Shrivastava,
Krishna Subramony Iyer
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.115284
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , fontan procedure , hypoplastic left heart syndrome , ventricle , tetralogy of fallot , left atrium , atrium (architecture) , heart disease , atrial fibrillation
We present an unusual cause of progressive cyanosis in a child appearing 2 years after successful Fontan surgery for tetralogy of Fallot with hypoplastic right ventricle. The cause of cyanosis was identified as one large venous channel draining into the left atrium. The channel was closed by Amplatzer vascular plug resulting in improvement of oxygen saturation.