Desaturation after Fontan procedure due to systemic venous collateral and improvement after closure with embolization.
Alexandros TsoutsinosFelicia KakavaMeletios A KanakisGeorgios SamanidisStefanos DespotopoulosGeorge VagenakisSotiria ApostolopoulouJohn PapagiannisSpyridon RammosPublished in: Clinical case reports (2024)
A 27-year-old female patient who had operated primarily with Glenn operation and she underwent later a lateral tunnel Fontan operation. After 5 years, she presented with desaturation due to significant systemic to pulmonary venous collateral development, and a decision was made to proceed with interventional occlusion. Afterward, the arterial saturations increased.