
BIDIRECTIONAL GLENN SHUNT AND REPAIR OF TOTAL ANOMALOUS PULMONARY VENOUS CONNECTION IN A 3 YEARS OLD CHILD WITH HETEROTAXY SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Shahyad Salehi,
Mehrdad Radvar,
Behnam Askari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2227-9199
pISSN - 0048-2706
DOI - 10.47144/phj.v54i3.2165
Subject(s) - medicine , total anomalous pulmonary venous connection , shunt (medical) , heterotaxy , surgery , cardiology , heart disease
Right Atrial Isomerism (RAI) and total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is a rare condition with very high mortality in neonatal period, but outcomes may be better in older children. A cyanotic 3 years old boy with dyspnea and growth retardation diagnosed with RAI and supracardiac type of TAPVC undergone a successful repair of TAPVC and simultaneous Glenn shunt. Older patients with RAI may be a distinct, more suitable group for surgical repair.