Fontan Conversion with Arrhythmia Surgery in a Jehovah′s Witnesses

여호와의 증인 환자의 폰탄전환술 및 부정맥수술

  • Ryu, Jae-Wook (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Sejong Heart Institute) ;
  • Kim, Woong-Han (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Sejong Heart Institute) ;
  • Na, Chan-Young (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Sejong Heart Institute) ;
  • Oh, Sam-Se (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Sejong Heart Institute) ;
  • Kim, Soo-Cheol (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Sejong Heart Institute) ;
  • Lim, Cheong (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Sejong Heart Institute) ;
  • Baek, Man-Jong (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Sejong Heart Institute) ;
  • Jong, Joon-Hyuk (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Sejong Heart Institute) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Young (Department of Pediatrics, Sejong General Hospital) ;
  • Park, Young-Kwan (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Sejong Heart Institute) ;
  • Kim, Chong-Hwan (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Sejong Heart Institute)
  • 류재욱 (부천세종병원 흉부외과, 세종심장연구소) ;
  • 김웅한 (부천세종병원 흉부외과, 세종심장연구소) ;
  • 나찬영 (부천세종병원 흉부외과, 세종심장연구소) ;
  • 오삼세 (부천세종병원 흉부외과, 세종심장연구소) ;
  • 김수철 (부천세종병원 흉부외과, 세종심장연구소) ;
  • 임청 (부천세종병원 흉부외과, 세종심장연구소) ;
  • 백만종 (부천세종병원 흉부외과, 세종심장연구소) ;
  • 공준혁 (부천세종병원 흉부외과, 세종심장연구소) ;
  • 이재영 (부천세종병원 소아과) ;
  • 박영관 (부천세종병원 흉부외과, 세종심장연구소) ;
  • 김종환 (부천세종병원 흉부외과, 세종심장연구소)
  • Published : 2002.01.01

Abstract

The conversion of failing Fontan circuit to total cavopulmonary connection(TCPC) is recommended as a therapeutic option in patients with late Fontan complications such as atrial arrhythmia, atrial enlargement, pulmonary venous obstruction, and ventricular dysfunction. Combined TCPC with extracardiac conduit and cryoablation of arrhythmia circuit is preferred for treatment of failing Fontan coulection with atrial lachyarrhythrnia. We report a case of conversion of atriopulmonary connection to extracardiac conduit Fontan and cryoablation of atrial arrhythmia circuit in a patient with tricuspid atresia, who also had ectopic atrial tachycardia, right atrial thrombi, pulmonary venous obstruction, and ventricular dysfunction. This patient and the parents were Jehovah's Witnesses; therefore, the patient underwent the procedure without blood transfusion.

폰탄수술 중 초기의 우심방-폐동맥 문합방식으로 시행한 환자의 장기추적에서 심방성 부정맥, 심방확장, 폐정맥폐쇄, 심실기능저하 등의 합병증이 발생된 경우 이에 대한 치료법으로 폰탄연결의 재교정이 권장된다. 심방성 빈맥을 동반한 폰탄연결 기능부전 환자에서 그에 대한 치료로서 혈류역학적 효율성이 월등한 것으로 알려진 심장외도관을 이용한 완전 체정맥-폐동맥연결과 부정맥 통로에 대한 냉동절제술의 병행이 선호된다. 본원에서는 삼첨판폐쇄증으로 우심방-폐동맥연결폰탄수술을 받은 후 장기추적 과정 중 이소성 심방빈맥,우심방매혈전, 폐정맥협착, 심실기능저하 등의 합병증이 발생된 환자 1례에서 냉동절제를 병행한 심장외도관 폰탄으로의 전환술을 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다. 본 증례의 환자와 부모는 여호와의 증인 신자였으며 처치과정 중 수혈은 시행하지 않았다.

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