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Shin Ono1, Sho Torii2, Hideaki Ueda1
1Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Cardiology in the Young
|October 12, 2023
Abstract:
Post-operative pulmonary venous stenosis is a poor prognostic factor in single-ventricle haemodynamics. Implantation of a drug-eluting stent is a therapeutic option. However, due to their small size, they inevitably become inadequate as the patient grows. We present the first case, to the best of our knowledge, of the replacement of a small-diameter stent with a large-diameter stent during Fontan surgery.

