scholarly journals Pulmonary Arterial Stenting Complication: A Case Report about the Retrieval of a Stent Lost in a Child with Bilateral Glenn Shunt

Author(s):  
M Giordano ◽  
G Gaio ◽  
MC Bigazzi ◽  
MG Russo

Percutaneous stenting of the pulmonary artery is a diffuse procedure, above all in patients with congenital heart disease. The effectiveness of the procedure is associated with potential and feared complications. This case describes the embolization of a premounted stent into the left lower lobe pulmonary artery in a 3-years old patient with univentricular heart and left-side superior vena cava undergone to Norwood procedure modified according to Sano (stage I) and then bilateral cavo-pulmonary anastomosis according to Glenn (stage II). The retrieval procedures were complicated by the severe hypoplasia of the left pulmonary artery and by the complex anatomy of the patient. This case shows how to pull-back an embolized stent in a child with a complex congenital heart disease despite the limitations related to the low weight and the complex vascular anatomy.

Circulation ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 777-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
IRWIN B. BORUCHOW ◽  
THOMAS D. BARTLEY ◽  
LARRY P. ELLIOTT ◽  
MYRON W. WHEAT ◽  
L. JEROME KROVETZ ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 364-367
Author(s):  
Abid Iqbal ◽  
Sabarinath Menon ◽  
Baiju S. Dharan ◽  
Kapilamoorthy Tirur Raman ◽  
Jayakumar Karunakaran

Submitral aneurysms are rare clinical entities occurring predominantly in young adults of African descent. A host of etiologies have been proposed for this entity. We present a unique case of submitral aneurysm which developed after pulmonary artery banding in a three-year-old girl with complex congenital heart disease. The aneurysmal sac was burrowing into the interatrial septum.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 583-588
Author(s):  
Firat Altin ◽  
Bahaaldin Alsoufi ◽  
Kirk Kanter ◽  
Shriprasad R. Deshpande

Background: Congenital heart disease continues to be an important indication for pediatric heart transplantation (HT) and is often complicated by systemic venous anomalies. The need for reconstruction, surgical technique used, as well as the outcomes of these have limited documentation. Methods: Descriptive, retrospective study of patients transplanted at Emory University between 2006 and 2017. We reviewed surgical data, follow-up, and interventions for patients necessitating venous reconstruction during transplantation. Results: A total of 179 transplants were performed during the time period of which 74 (41%) required systemic venous reconstruction. Mean age at transplant was 6.3 (±6.16) years, and 74.3% of these patients carried a diagnosis of single ventricle; 51 (68.9%) of 74 patients required pulmonary artery reconstruction at the time of HT. Forty patients required superior vena caval reconstruction, while 22 patients required inferior vena caval reconstruction due to prior palliation or anomaly. Venous anomalies along with other anatomic features necessitated biatrial transplantation in four patients. Posttransplant evaluation revealed systemic venous stenosis in 14 (18.9%) of 74 patients. Eight (10.8%) patients required 12 interventions for the systemic veins. Patients with bilateral Glenn anastomosis prior to transplant were at high risk for the development of stenosis and needing interventions. Systemic venous complications were uncommon in those with native systemic veins without Glenn or Fontan procedure. Conclusion: Systemic venous reconstruction needs are high in pediatric HT. Posttransplant stenosis and the need for interventions are relatively common. Current techniques for systemic venous reconstruction for complex congenital heart disease patients may deserve further review to optimize these outcomes.


Author(s):  
Edward C. Rosenow

• A third of cases are associated with congenital heart disease • Only a third of cases have anomalous vein of right lower lobe that looks like a scimitar (widens as it gets closer to inferior vena cava)


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Julia Illner ◽  
Holger Reinecke ◽  
Helmut Baumgartner ◽  
Gerrit Kaleschke

Abstract Background Adults with complex congenital heart disease palliated with systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunts have become rare and represent a particularly challenging patient group for the cardiologist. One of the complications and causes of severe clinical deterioration during long-term follow-up are progressive obstruction or total occlusion of the shunt. The risk for surgical intervention is frequently high and catheter intervention may be complicated by complex anatomy and shunt calcification. Case summary We report the case of a 47-year-old man with uncorrected (palliated) pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect who presented with progressive cyanosis (oxygen saturation 69%) and decreasing exercise capacity. Computed tomography revealed a totally occluded modified left Blalock–Taussig (BT) shunt and a severely stenosed central shunt (Waterston–Cooley) in a patient with confluent but hypoplastic pulmonary arteries and multiple major aortic pulmonary collaterals. Due to a high operative risk, an interventional, percutaneous approach was preferred to re-do surgery. From a radial access the calcified BT shunt could be crossed with a hydrophilic guidewire. Then, a rotational thrombectomy, balloon dilatation, and bare-metal stenting at the proximal and distal anastomoses were performed. Post-interventionally, peripheral oxygen saturation increased from 69% to 82%. Clopidogrel was administered for 1 month after bare-metal stenting. At 1-year follow-up, the BT shunt was still patent on echocardiography and exercise tolerance markedly improved. Discussion This case highlights the benefit of percutaneous rotational thrombectomy followed by stenting of chronically occluded systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunts for further palliation in adult patients with complex congenital heart disease not suitable for surgical repair.


2003 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 399-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph A Dearani ◽  
Gordon K Danielson ◽  
Francisco J Puga ◽  
Hartzell V Schaff ◽  
Carole W Warnes ◽  
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