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Medicina (Buenos Aires)
Print version ISSN 0025-7680On-line version ISSN 1669-9106
Abstract
PEIRONE, Alejandro et al. Bailout procedure in obstructed supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary vein drainage. Medicina (B. Aires) [online]. 2021, vol.81, n.2, pp.282-285. ISSN 0025-7680.
Total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage is a rare and diverse anomaly, accounting for 1% to 3% of patients with congenital heart disease. Newborns with diagnosis of an obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous dainage are extremely ill soon after birth and often present with severe cyanosis, pulmonary hypertension and low cardiac output requiring urgent surgical intervention. Transcatheter palliative stenting of the obstructive vertical vein can be an acceptable alternative as a bailout intervention before complete surgical correction is undertaken. This report of two cases highlights the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of the inter ventional palliative procedure and confirms that this technique can be an acceptable and attractive bridge in the algorithm of medical decisions during the evaluation of these critical patients.
Keywords : Obstructed total anomalous pulmonary vein drainage; Supracardiac; Vertical vein obstruction; Stent; Bailout procedure.