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Şerif Şerifoğlu1, Sezen Ugan Atik1, Hacer Kamali1
1Pediatric Cardiology, University of Health Scienceshttps://ror.org/03k7bde87, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovas, İstanbul, Türkiye.
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Fontan-associated lymphatic failure may result in severe complications such as plastic bronchitis. We report a 6-year-old Fontan patient with refractory plastic bronchitis despite catheter-based interventions. Surgical thoracic duct decompression via innominate vein rerouting to the right atrium resulted in marked symptomatic improvement and resolution of bronchial cast expectoration, highlighting its role in refractory Fontan-related lymphatic disease.
