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- Title
Successful Surgical Treatment of a Neonate with Prenatal Diagnosis of Severe Ebstein’s Anomaly.
- Authors
Malec, E.; Dangel, J.; Mroczek, T.; Procelewska, M.; Januszewska, K.; Ko◊cz, J.
- Abstract
We present a case of a patient with a severe form of Ebstein’s anomaly diagnosed in a 36th week of gestation through prenatal echocardiographic evaluation. The emergency surgery consisted of closure of the tricuspid valve and creation of a residual atriventricular communication, enlargement of interatrial communication, closure of the pulmonary artery, and construction of an aortopulmonary shunt. Subsequently, the patient underwent the hemiFontan and Fontan operation. We conclude that prenatal echocardiographic diagnosis is crucial for the survival of children with a severe form of Ebstein’s anomaly, which is a neonatal emergency and requires prompt decision mating to initiate surgical management.
- Subjects
EBSTEIN'S anomaly; CONGENITAL heart disease; HEART abnormalities; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ultrasonic imaging; HEART ventricles
- Publication
Pediatric Cardiology, 2005, Vol 26, Issue 6, p869
- ISSN
0172-0643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00246-005-0987-3