Tricuspid atresia with common arterial trunk: successful treatment using Fontan procedure
Satoshi Numata1, Hideki Uemura, Koji Kagisaki
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan.
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
|August 3, 2007
Abstract:
Tricuspid atresia (TA) coexisting with common arterial trunk (CAT) is extremely rare, and successful surgical treatment has been reported in only one case until now. We have recently performed surgical treatment for TA with CAT on a 6-year-old boy using the staged Fontan procedure.
