Pulmonary Emphysematous Changes in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease Associated with Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow: Evaluation Using Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 587-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manal Mohamed Helmy Nabo ◽  
Yasunobu Hayabuchi ◽  
Miho Sakata ◽  
Tatsuya Ohnishi ◽  
Shoji Kagami
2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 529-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manal Mohamed Helmy Nabo ◽  
Yasunobu Hayabuchi ◽  
Miki Inoue ◽  
Noriko Watanabe ◽  
Miho Sakata ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-219
Author(s):  
R. Allen Ligon ◽  
Larry A. Latson ◽  
Mark M. Ruzmetov ◽  
Kak-Chen Chan ◽  
Immanuel I. Turner ◽  
...  

Background: Surgical pulmonary artery banding (PAB) has been limited in practice because of later requirement for surgical removal or adjustment. The aim of this study is to describe our experience creating a dilatable PAB via transcatheter balloon dilation (TCBD) in congenital heart disease (CHD) patients. Methods: Retrospective chart review of adjustable PAB—outline anatomical variants palliated and patient outcomes. Results: Sixteen patients underwent dilatable PAB—median age 52 days (range 4-215) and weight 3.12 kg (1.65-5.8). Seven (44%) of the patients were premature, 11 (69%) had ventricular septal defect(s) with pulmonary over-circulation, four (25%) atrioventricular septal defects, and four (25%) single ventricle physiology. Subsequent to the index procedure: five patients have undergone intracardiac complete repair, six patients remain well palliated with no additional intervention, and four single ventricles await their next palliation. One patient died from necrotizing enterocolitis (unrelated to PAB) and one patient required a pericardiocentesis postoperatively. Five patients underwent TCBD of the PAB without complication—Two had one TCBD, two had two TCBD, and another had three TCBD. The median change in saturation was 14% (complete range 6-22) and PAB diameter 1.7 mm (complete range 1.1-5.2). Median time from PAB to most recent outpatient follow-up was 868 days (interquartile range 190-1,079). Conclusions: Our institution has standardized a PAB technique that allows for transcatheter incremental increases in pulmonary blood flow over time. This methodology has proven safe and effective enough to supplant other institutional techniques of limiting pulmonary blood flow in most patients—allowing for interval growth or even serving as the definitive palliation.


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