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====Bidirectional Glenn Shunt==== | ====Bidirectional Glenn Shunt==== | ||
*[[AKA]] bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt (BCPS). | *[[AKA]] bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt (BCPS), [[AKA]] hemi-Fontan procedure, [[AKA]] bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis (BDCPA).<ref name=pmid17200277>{{cite journal |author=Alsoufi B, Bennetts J, Verma S, Caldarone CA |title=New developments in the treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome |journal=Pediatrics |volume=119 |issue=1 |pages=109–17 |year=2007 |month=January |pmid=17200277 |doi=10.1542/peds.2006-1592 |url=http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/119/1/109}}</ref> | ||
Indication: | Indication: | ||
*LHHS - following Norwood procedure, reduce work done by the heart. | *LHHS - following Norwood procedure, reduce work done by the heart; usu. done at age 4 to 6 months. | ||
Details: | Details: | ||
*The SVC is hooked-up to the right pulmonary artery. | *The SVC is hooked-up to the right pulmonary artery. | ||
*The conduit connecting the ventricle and lungs (Blalock-Taussig shunt or Sano shunt) is disconnected. | *The conduit connecting the ventricle and lungs (Blalock-Taussig shunt ''or'' Sano shunt) is disconnected. | ||
Image: | Image: | ||