Baruah SD, Mishra S, Marwah A, Sharma R. Hepatoazygos venous shunt for Fontan completion after Kawashima operation.
Ann Pediatr Cardiol 2016;
9:254-7. [PMID:
27625526 PMCID:
PMC5007937 DOI:
10.4103/0974-2069.189121]
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Abstract
Fontan completion after prior Kawashima repair for single ventricle with interruption of the inferior vena cava can be accomplished by various methods. We describe a patient who underwent the connection of hepatic to hemiazygos vein that we believe would be superior to the conventional cavopulmonary connection in our patient.
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