Key result
Transcatheter stenting resolves symptoms in 3 children with early extracardiac Fontan conduit occlusion or stenosis.
Why the study?
Transcatheter therapy for early onset occlusion or stenoses of extracardiac Fontan conduits in children was not well described.
Does transcatheter stent implantation improve symptoms in children with early onset occlusion or stenoses of extracardiac Fontan conduits?
Does transcatheter stent implantation improve symptoms in children with early onset occlusion or stenoses of extracardiac Fontan conduits?
Transcatheter stent implantation is a viable therapy for resolving symptoms in children with early onset occlusion or stenoses of extracardiac Fontan conduits.
We describe transcatheter therapy for early onset occlusion or stenoses of extracardiac conduits in three children who had undergone Fontan completion. Successful stent implantation was associated with complete resolution of symptoms.
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Sreeram et al. (2012) studied this question. Transcatheter stent implantation successfully treated early onset occlusion or stenoses of extracardiac Fontan conduits, resulting in complete resolution of symptoms in three children.
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