Author:
Choi Eun Young,Lee Kyung Suk,Song Jin-young
Abstract
AbstractIntravascular or intracardiac stenosis occurs in various congenital heart diseases or after surgical repair. Although balloon angioplasty is the first option for relieving stenosis, frequently restenosis occurs because of elastic recoil or kingking component. The use of a self-expandable stent and covered stent in congenital heart disease has been reported for selected cases. In general, they have been performed for coarctation of the aorta or aortic aneurysm. We now report successful implantation of a self-expandable stent with a self-expandable covered stent graft in a case of lateral tunnel dehiscence with stenosis after a Fontan operation.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,General Medicine,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health