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Most patients who undergo a Norwood procedure will proceed to further stages of single ventricle palliation. A second surgery, also known as the Glenn procedure, occurs at 4–6 months of age. The third surgery is the Fontan procedure, occurring when patients are 3–5 years of age. [5]
These patients typically require a Fontan procedure at 18 to 36 months of age following the Glenn BDG procedure. Examples of congenital cardiac malformations in which this procedure may be used include hypoplastic left heart syndrome , tricuspid atresia , double-inlet left ventricle and double-outlet right ventricle .
In modern practice, this procedure is temporarily used to direct blood flow to the lungs and relieve cyanosis while the infant is waiting for corrective or definitive surgery when their heart is larger. The BTT shunt is used in the first step of the three-stage palliation (the Norwood procedure).
A Sano shunt is a shunt from the right ventricle to the pulmonary circulation. [1] [2] [3]In contrast to a Blalock–Taussig shunt, circulation is primarily in systole. [citation needed]
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The Fontan Kreutzer procedure is used in pediatric patients who possess only a single functional ventricle, either due to lack of a heart valve (e.g. tricuspid or mitral atresia), an abnormality of the pumping ability of the heart (e.g. hypoplastic left heart syndrome or hypoplastic right heart syndrome), or a complex congenital heart disease where a bi-ventricular repair is impossible or ...
William Imon Norwood Jr., also Bill Norwood (April 21, 1941 – December 13, 2020), was an American pediatric cardiac surgeon and physician. He was known for the Norwood procedure , a pioneering cardiac operation named after him for children born with Hypoplastic left heart syndrome .
The uses of palliative surgery can range from extensive debulking operations to less complex operations. [ 1 ] The main purposes of palliative surgery are: evaluation of the extent of the disease, control of locoregional spread, control of a fungating tumour, discharge or haemorrhage, control of pain, surgical reconstruction or rehabilitation ...