Cardiovascular Surgery and Interventions 2018, Vol 5, Num 2 Page(s): 030-032
Unifocalization in Glenn shunt operation due to anatomical difficulty: A case report

Çağatay Bilen, Gökmen Akkaya, Osman Nuri Tuncer, Mehmet Fatih Ayık, Yüksel Atay

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

Keywords: Glenn shunt, pulmonary artery, unifocalization
Glenn shunt operation is performed to increase the pulmonary blood flow in congenital heart diseases in which ambulatory correction is unable to be performed. Pulmonary arterial flow is being balanced and thrombosis frequency is reduced via applying unifocalization of the vena cava superior in patients with bilateral vena cava superior undergoing bidirectional Glenn shunt operation. Herein, we present a case who underwent unifocal bidirectional Glenn shunt operation due to anatomical discordance.

DOI : 10.5606/e-cvsi.2018.703