• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1045-1048
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• 1995

Pulmonary atresia with VSD is uncommon congenital anomaly with high mortality in neonatal period.Recently we experienced surgical correction of pulmonary atresia with VSD. The case was 2 month old male patient diagnosed as pulmonary atresia with VSD and PDA. Atretic pulmonary artery segment from Rt ventricular infundibulum to pulmonary artery was lcm in length. The pulmonary trunk tapered toward Right ventricular infundibulum and resulted in blind pouch with diameter of lmm. The left pulmonary artery was stenosed at just proximal and distal part to which PDA was connected. Total correction was undertaken which consisted of PDA ligation, dacron patch closure of VSD, establishment of continuity between right ventricle and pulmonary artery with autogenous pericardium. Postoperative systolic fight ventricular pressure and left ventricular pressure ratio was 0.7. In patient with pulmonary atresia with VSD it is advisable to perform a corrective operation, whenever the size and anatomy of pulmonary artery are acceptable for it.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.780-785
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• 1987

Pulmonary atresia with VSD is uncommon congenital anomaly with high mortality in neonatal period. Recently we experienced surgical correction of 2 cases of pulmonary atresia with VSD. The first case was 7-year old female patient and diagnosed as pulmonary atresia with VSD combined PDA. So, total correction was undertaken which consisted of PDA ligation, patch repair of VSD, transannular enlargement of RVOT with woven Dacron vascular graft, and closure of PFO. Postoperative systemic Rt. ventricular and radial artery pressure ratio was 0.44 and her postoperative course was uneventful. The second case was 6-year old male patient diagnosed as pulmonary atresia with VSD and large systemic-pulmonary collateral arteries. There were two large systemic-pulmonary collaterals, one was simply controlled by ligation, but the other was considered to supply Rt. upper lung. So end to side anastomosis was performed to the RVOT patch. Postoperative systolic Rt. ventricular and radial artery pressure ratio was 0.54. During the follow up period he showed clinical picture of Rt. heart failure, which is relatively well controlled with anticongestive therapy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.464-469
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• 1986

Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, and with VSD were uncommon congenital anomalies with high mortality in the neonatal period. Those survivals depend on an adequate interatrial communication or interventricular communication and pulmonary flow via large aortopulmonary collateral including PDA. Recently we experienced surgical correction of 2 cases pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum and with VSD. On case 1, 10-years old male patient was confirmed as pulmonary valvular membranous atresia with intact ventricular septum combined with large functioning PFO and mild tricuspid incompetence. So we performed total correction under the E.C.C, that was PDA ligation, RVOT reconstruction with monocusp valved outflow patch [16mm], repair of tricuspid insufficiency and closure of PFO. Post-operative hemodynamic result was good and there was no event during hospital course. On case 2, 16-years old female patient was diagnosed as pulmonary atresia with VSD and PDA. MPA was absent, remained fibrous cord like remnant and type of VSD was subaortic defect [3cm by 3cm in the size]. PDA was located at the usual site. Under the E.C.C. VSD patch closure through the right ventriculotomy, anastomosis between the right ventricular outflow tract and the pulmonary bifurcated site with the extra-cardiac Hancock valved conduit [22cm] and PDA ligation were performed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.23-31
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• 1992

The ideal approach in the staged management of patients with pulmonary atresia has been a challenging problem and the result has not been always satisfactory. We reviewed our early result of initial palliative surgeries in fifteen cases of pulmonary atresia with interventricular communication Included are eight cases of simple pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and seven cases of pulmonary atresia associated with other complex cardiac anomalies. The ages of the patients were less than one year except one. The morphology of pulmonary vasculature was highly variable and showed unfavorable conditions in most cases. Pulmonary artery was nonconfluent in two. Two-thirds of all cases showed significant problems such as juxtaductal stenosis or diffuse hypoplasia. The ductus arteriosus usually narrowed at its pulmonic end. Initial palliation was done by modified Blalock-Taussig shunt in six, central shunt with or without pulmonary angioplasty in five, right ventricular outflow tract [RVOT] reconstruction in three and direct connection of nonconfluent pulmonary arteries with bilateral cav-opulmonary shunt in one patient. There were 3 hospital deaths. Two of them underwent simultaneous repair of the associated anomaly of TAPVR. Among the six patients who received modified Blalock-Taussig shunt, three needed early second palliative procedure by central shunt, RVOT patch reconstruction and pulmonary angioplasty in each case, All patients who received central shunt showed marked clinical improvement. Among the twelve patients who survived the palliative procedures, two patients underwent total correction 13 months and 18 months after initial palliation respectively. We think that the choice of palliative procedure must be individualized according to the morphology of the pulmonary arteries. More experience and long term follow-up data are necessary to meet this challenging problem.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권11호
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• pp.1212-1218
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• 2005

목 적 : 엡슈타인 기형의 예후는 판막변화의 심한 정도에 따라서 주로 결정되며 신생아기에 증상을 보이는 경우에는 높은 사망률을 보인다. 엡슈타인 기형에 폐동맥 폐쇄가 동반되기도 하지만 신생아기에는 높은 폐혈관 저항으로 인하여 기능적 폐동맥 폐쇄 상태가 생기기도 한다. 신생아기에 증상을 나타낸 엡슈타인 기형의 임상적인 특징과 치료 후 경과를 폐동맥 폐쇄 동반 유무를 중심으로 살펴보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1998년부터 2004년까지 서울아산병원 소아과에서 진단된 신생아기에 증상을 보인 엡슈타인 기형 환자 15명을 대상으로 하여 심초음파 기록과 녹화된 비디오 테이프를 검토하였고 의무기록을 후향적으로 조사하였다. 심초음파상 폐동맥 폐쇄를 가진 군과 폐동맥 폐쇄가 없는 군으로 나누어 각각의 임상 양상, 검사 소견, 치료 및 경과를 비교하였다. 결 과 : 1) 대상 환자 15명 중 10명(67%)이 폐동맥 폐쇄를 보여서 신생아기에 증상을 보인 엡슈타인 기형은 폐동맥 폐쇄를 동반하는 경우가 많았으며 이중 6명은 기능적 폐쇄로 판명되었다. 2) 폐동맥 폐쇄를 가진 군과 폐동맥 폐쇄가 없었던 군 사이에 재태연령이나 출생 시 체중은 차이가 없었으나 폐동맥 폐쇄군에서 산소 포화도와 pH가 유의하게 낮았고(P<0.05) 흉부 방사선 소견상 심흉곽 비도 유의하게 커져 있었다(P<0.05). 기능적 폐쇄군과 해부학적 폐쇄군 사이에는 pH와 심흉곽 비는 차이가 없었으나 산소 포화도는 기능적 폐쇄군이 더 낮았다(P<0.05). 3) Capentier 분류로 나누어 본 삼첨판 형태의 특징과 심초음파상에서 우심방과 심방화된 우심실의 면적으로 본 기형의 심한 정도는 각각의 수가 적어서 폐동맥 폐쇄 유무에 따른 특징은 찾아볼 수 없었다. 4) 폐동맥 폐쇄가 없었던 5명 중 2명은 특별한 치료 없이 증상이 호전되어 퇴원하였으며 이를 제외한 13명(87%)이 $PGE_1$을 투여 받았고 기능적 폐쇄군 6명 중에서 4명은 NO 흡입치료를 받았다. 5) 대상 환자 중에서 3명(20%)이 사망하였으며 폐동맥 폐쇄가 없었던 환자 중에는 사망한 예는 없었다. 신생아기나 영아기에 수술을 필요로 한 환자는 폐동맥 폐쇄가 없었던 군에서는 5명 중 1명, 폐동맥 폐쇄군에서는 10명 중 8명으로 폐동맥 폐쇄군이 수술이 일찍 필요한 경우가 많았다(P<0.05). 6) 추적관찰이 가능했던 11명은 심흉곽 비가 평균 59%(49-69%)로 감소한 상태이며 기능적 폐쇄군 2명과 해부학적 폐쇄군 중 1명이 폰탄수술을 기다리는 중이고 나머지 8명은 모두 경도의 삼첨판 역류만 보이고 있다. 결 론 : 신생아기에 증상을 나타내는 엡슈타인 기형은 기능적 또는 해부학적 폐동맥 폐쇄를 동반하는 경우가 많으며 이들에서 더 심한 임상양상을 볼 수 있었고 신생아기나 영아기에 일찍 수술이 필요한 경우가 많았다. 폐동맥으로 전방향 혈류가 보이지 않는 엡슈타인 기형을 가진 신생아에서 기능적 폐쇄와 해부학적 폐쇄를 효과적으로 어떻게 빠르게 감별할 것인지, 기능적 폐동맥 폐쇄를 가진 신생아에게 가장 적절한 치료가 무엇인지는 앞으로 더 많은 경험과 연구가 필요하다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권7호
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• pp.719-724
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• 1991

A case of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum was presented in a 10-month-old cyanotic female patient, which was congenitally rare. Infant with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum usually require urgent surgical intervention. Angiogram showed the pulmonary atresia at the level of the pulmonary valve, the hypoplasia of tricuspid valve and atrial septal defect without patent ductus arteriosus. We performed the pericardial patch graft on the right ventricular outflow tract and pulmonary artery after ventriculotomy using pacemaker wire as electrical saw and main pulmonary arteriotomy and then modified Waterston shunt from the ascending aorta to patch on the right ventricular outflow tract without extracorporeal circulation. Patient was postoperatively good condition.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.432-437
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• 1987

Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum is a extremely rare congenital cardiac anomaly. With the history of cyanosis and failure to thrive, this anomaly should not be excluded and emergency management is necessary. Our patient was 69 day-old male with pulmonary atresia which was confirmed by cardiac angiography. Prostaglandin E1 was used for maintenance of pulmonary blood flow preoperatively. Right ventricular outflow reconstruction with pericardial patch and concomitant pulmonary valvotomy were done on beating heart for palliation. With this method, growing of right ventricle and tricuspid annulus are highly expected.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.766-774
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• 1989

Four neonates with critical pulmonary outflow obstruction underwent emergency palliative operation between February 1988 and May 1989 at the department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital. There were three boys and one girl, the mean age was 12.25 days [ranging from 3 days to 26 days], and the mean body weight was 3,625 gm [ranging from 3,450 gm to 4,200 gm]. Two patients had severe pulmonic valvular stenosis with intact ventricular septum, a third had pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, and another had pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect. All were cyanotic, showed arterial desaturation with metabolic acidosis, and had congestive heart failure. To relieve the pulmonary outflow tract obstruction, we performed transventricular pulmonary valvulotomy [Brock operation] with a mosquito clamp in all cases without extracorporeal circulation. Three patients survived the operation and showed satisfactory postoperative results. The patient who had pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect expired 5 days after surgery. We consider transventricular pulmonary valvulotomy [Brock operation] with a mosquito clamp as one of the preferable procedures for critical pulmonary outflow obstruction in the neonatal period.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.394-401
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• 1982

Recently, 4 cases underwent successful surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot combined with pulmonary atresia in 2 cases, with abnormal coronary artery in another 2 cases. The operation consisted of a patch repair to the ventricular septal defect. The pulmonary atresia and stenosis were corrected with the method of external connection, from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery using the valved conduits.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.524-527
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• 1997

폐동맥폐쇄, 심실중격결손증 그리고 큰 대동맥폐동맥 부행혈관이 합병된 선천성심장병은 매우 드물고 폐 혈류공급원에 있어서 매우 다양한 형태를 가지는 복합병변이다. 세종병원 흉부외과는 이러한 질환이 있는 9 개월된 남아 1례에서 정중절개를 톤해 자가조직만을 이용한 폐동맥형성을 포함한 조기 일차완전교정술을 시 행하여 좋은 결과를 얻었기에 보고하는 바이다.