Use of a bifurcated ePTFE craft for off-pump extracardiac Fontan completion
THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON, cilt.55, sa.5, ss.324-325, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2007
- Doi Numarası: 10.1055/s-2006-924703
- Dergi Adı: THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.324-325
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
A 6-year-old girl underwent off-pump extracardiac Fontan completion. Intrapericardial inferior caval vein was found to be accompanied by the hepatic vein on the left side; a 20 x 10 x 10-mm bifurcated ePTFE graft was used without external shunting. This approach is practical for the surgeons and may result in lower perioperative Fontan pressures/transpulmonary gradients as well as a shorter intubation period and hospital stay.