J Korean Pediatr Cardiol Soc.
2006 Sep;10(3):329-333.
Percutaneous Pulmonary Balloon Valvotomy and PDA Stent Insertion for Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. hdlee@pusan.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pediatrics, Wallace-Memorial Baptist Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Abstract
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Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum has continued to have a high mortality and morbidity. The initial palliation is commonly a pulmonary valvotomy to achieve right ventricular decompression with or without a systemic to pulmonary shunt. There are only a few publications reporting practical experience with ductal stenting in neonates with pulmonary atresia. We report a case of pulmonary valvotomy followed of PDA stent insertion for the treatment of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.