Enlarged left vitelline vein remnant as a cause of cyanosis after the Fontan procedure: Resolution with an amplatzer vascular plug

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 381-384

  Rothman, A ^a   Acherman, R J ^a   Luna, C F ^a   Restrepo, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanosis; Fontan; Venous collateral

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY SINUS; CYANOSIS; FEMALE; FISTULA; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HETEROTAXY SYNDROME; HUMAN; LEFT VITELLINE VEIN REMNANT ENLARGEMENT; LIVER VEIN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PLUG; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; VEIN MALFORMATION;

CHILD; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CYANOSIS; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; VASCULAR FISTULA; VEINS;

EID: 33744779617     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-005-1270-3     Document Type: Article

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