• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.618-626
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• 1986

Univentricular heart is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly in which the atrial chambers are connected to only one ventricular chamber and it consists of a diverse group of cardiac malformation characterized by both AV valves or a common AV valve opening into the same ventricle, or the presence of only a solitary AV valve. In spite of recent development in cardiac surgery, corrective operations for univentricular heart still have high mortality and complication rate. Twenty eight patients underwent corrective operation for univentricular heart at Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital from February 1979 to July 1986. Of the 28 patients, 7 patients were operated on by ventricular septation and 21 patients by modified Fontan operation. Of the 28 patients, 19 patients were male and 9 patients female and ages ranged from 5 months to 18 years old with the average age of 7.3 years. There were 2 mortalities in 7 patients operated on by septation with the mortality rate of 28.6% and 5 complications, 3 complete AV block, 1 low cardiac output and 1 arrhythmia. All survived patients are being followed up without specific problem till now. There were 10 mortalities in 21 patients operated on by modified Fontan operation with the mortality rate of 47.6% and 10 complications, 2 low cardiac output, 2 respiratory failure necessitating tracheostomy, 2 persistent cyanosis, 2 arrhythmia, 1 missing of left AV valve in situs inversus patient due to misdiagnosis and one rupture of closed right AV valve. Incremental risk factors for operative mortality are young age less than 5 years old, anomalous pulmonary and systemic venous drainage and atrial septation procedure. In 11 survived patients, 9 patients show good follow-up results but one patient complains of persistent cyanosis and another one patient is suffered from CHF. In our series, results of corrective operation for univentricular heart shows continuing improvement but still high mortality and complication rate. So there must be continuing improvement in surgical result by selection of patient, by adequate decision making for timing and method of operation and by improving operative methods.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.625-631
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• 1984

A modified Fontan procedure was performed on two patients with Univentricular heart. The first patient had UVH of right ventricular type with trabecular pouch and had various associated anomalies, such as common atrium, common atrioventricular valve and combined pulmonary stenosis. The second patient had UVH of left ventricular type with outlet chamber and the associated anomalies were atrial septal defect, tricuspid stenosis and combined pulmonary stenosis. Postoperative hemodynamic insufficiency, fluid retention and renal insufficiency were occurred in the first patient, but relieved with the aid of inotropics and vasodilators. We thought that the good postoperative course and surgical result were gained from the widely patent atriopulmonary anastomosis.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.72-75
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• 2004

단심실성 심장기형의 교정방법으로 Fontan 수술이 행해지지만 이 수술의 위험요소를 가진 대상군에서는 고식적 수술을 시행한 후 단계적으로 Fontan 수술을 시행하는 것이 보편적이다. Fontan 수술의 시기는 고식적 수술 후 감소한 수술 위험요소와 고식적 수슬상태의 지속에 의하여 증가하는 위험 요소를 재평가한 후 결정되며, 고식술 후 비교적 조기에 시행되는 것이 보통이다. 국립의료원에서는 36세 성인 단심실증 환자에서 과거에 단방향성 Glenn 수술을 시행하고 17년 후에 완전 Fontan 수술로 전환한 증례가 있어 보고하고자 한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.536-543
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• 1987

The Fontan procedure was physiological correction which was initially applied to tricuspid atresia. We had used the modified Fontan operation in 8 cases at National Medical Center, Seoul, from Aug. 1984 to Oct. 1986. Age range was 20 months to 15 years [mean: 9 years] and male: female ratio was 5:3. 5 patients had tricuspid atresia [lb: 2 cases, Ic: 1 case, lib: 1 case, & llc: 1 case], 2 Patients had univentricular heart of left ventricular type, and one patient had transposition of great arteries with complete endocardial cushion defect. The operative principle was direct anastomosis between right atrium and pulmonary artery, whether main pulmonary artery or right pulmonary artery without any conduits. Postoperatively all patients needed high central venous pressure for adequate hemodynamic status in both survival [20-24 CmH2O] and mortality groups [20-24 CmH2O]. The fatal complications were as follows: empyema with bronchopleural fistula [1 case], bleeding tendency & brain damage [1 case], low cardiac output syndrome & acute renal failure [2 cases], and right to left shunt of unknown origin [1 case]. There were 5 hospital deaths; 3 of 5 tricuspid atresia patients, 1 of 2 univentricular heart patients, and 1 of 1 transposition of great arteries with complete endocar4ial cushion defect patient. The overall mortality was 62.5%. 3 survivors were nearly compatible with Choussat & Fontan criteria. Thus appropriate patient selection and experienced surgical technique were required for good results.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.122-133
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• 1986

Thirteen patients with cyanotic cardiac malformations having more complex intracardiac defects, hemodynamics and operative procedures than ones in Tetralogy of Fallot undertaken total surgical corrections from July 1981 to August 1985. The cases of corrective surgery for complex cardiac malformations were 3.9% of all congenital cardiac malformations and 12.6% of cyanotic cardiac malformations. Six patients died within 30 days after surgery. So operative mortality was 46%; Transposition of the great arteries, two of 4 patients, due to low cardiac output syndrome and tracheal bleeding ; Univentricular heart, one of 3 patients, due to bleeding; Corrected transposition of the great arteries, one of 2 patients, due to acute heart failure; Tricuspid atresia, one of 2 patients, due to low cardiac output syndrome; Double outlet right ventricle, one of single patient, due to respiratory failure. The cases of surgical correction for complex cardiac malformations are progressively increasing in numbers. The more accurate evaluation of anatomical condition and hemodynamics in preoperative diagnosis, studies on applicable surgical procedure and perioperative care of patients are necessary in the improvement of clinical and surgical results.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권7호
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• pp.650-659
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• 1998

부천세종병원에서는 '96년 8월부터 '97년 8월까지 22명의 환자에게 심장외폰탄 (extracardiac Fontan) 수술을 시행하였다. 남자 14명, 여자 8명이었으며, 진단별로는 단심실증 16명(우심실형 12명, 좌심실형 4명), 삼첨판폐쇄증 4명, 좌측이소성(left isomerism), 대혈관전위증, 심실중격결손증이 있으면서 폐동맥협착증이 있는 환자 1명, 그리고 Criss-Cross 심장이면서 비대칭심실이 있는 1명이었다. 연령은 22개월부터 26세까지 분포하였고 폐동맥압은 평균 11.7$\pm$3.1 mmHg이었다. 선행수술로 양방향성대정맥폐동맥단락술(bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt)을 시행한 환자가 15명으로 평균 15.6$\pm$3.4개월의 기간을 두고 수술을 시행하였고, 고전적 글렌 수술 후 14년만에 Fontan 수술을 시행한 환자가 1명 있었다. 전대정맥폐동맥단락술(total cavopulmonary shunt, Kawashima operation)후 폐동-정맥루(pulmonary arteriovenous fistula) 발생으로 평균 37.5$\pm$20개월만에 수술을 받은 환자가 4명 있었고, 2명의 환자는 선행수술 없이 심장외폰탄수술을 시행하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.130-132
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• 2018

Coronary sinus ostial atresia (CSOA) with persistent left superior vena cava (LSVC) in the absence of an unroofed coronary sinus is a benign and rare anomaly that may be taken lightly in most instances. However, if overlooked in patients undergoing univentricular heart repair such as bidirectional Glenn or Fontan-type surgery, fatal surgical outcomes may occur due to coronary venous drainage failure. We report a case of CSOA with a persistent LSVC that was managed through coronary sinus rerouting during a total cavopulmonary connection, and provide a review of the literature regarding this rare anomaly.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.539-542
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• 2004

폐동맥 형태가 비정상적이거나 폐동맥 저항이 높은 경우뿐 아니라 주요 대동맥-폐동맥 측부혈관은 폰탄 수술의 위험을 높이는 인자로 알려져 있다. 저자들은 기능적 단심실과 더불어 양측 폐동맥의 발달이 매우 미약하고 양측 폐의 대부분을 주요 체-폐동맥 부행혈관에 의해 혈류가 공급되는 고위험 폰탄수술 환자에서, 단일초점화수술과 체폐동맥 단락술로 폐동맥 재건과 단계적 수술을 거쳐 성공적으로 폰탄수술에 이르렀기에 이를 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.439-448
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• 2002

폐동맥 교약술은 기능성 단심실 환아에서 폐혈류가 많은 경우 시행하는 고식적 수술 방법 중의 하나 이나 이들 환아의 최종 목표인 폰탄수술에 있어서는 유병율과 사망률의 위험 요소로 알려져 있다. 대상 및 방법 : 1989년 9월부터 1999년 8월까지 본원에서 기능적 단심실로 폐동맥 교약술을 시행 받은 37명의 환아를 대상으로 최소한 24개월 이상 외래 추적한 상태에서의 기록을 후향적으로 조사하였다. 수술 전후로 대동맥 협착의 유무, 대동맥하 협착의 발생 유무 그리고 수술 방법에 따른 사망률의 위험 요소를 분석하였다. 결과： 기능적 단심실의 혈류역학을 가진 37명의 영유아에서 폐동맥 교약술 전후로 대동맥 협착이 동반된 경우는 7례였다. 폐동맥 교약후 조기 사망은 6례 (16.2%), 만기 사망은 폰탄수술후 3례 (8.1%) 였다. 조기 사망을 포함한 3년 및 5년 생존율은 각각 80.7$\pm$6.6%, 72.2$\pm$8.2% 였다. 폐동맥 교약후 생존한 31명의 환아중 27명이 폰탄수술의 대상(87.1%)이 되며 이중 22명이 폰탄수술을 시행하였고(71.0%) 이 중 3명이 사망하였으며, 나머지 5명은 양방향성대정맥폐동맥단락술이나 폰탄수술을 기다리고 있다(외래 추적, 평균 4년 6개월, 최소 2년). 폐동맥 교약후 8명의 환아에서 대동맥하 협착이 발생하였으며(8/29, 27.6%), 이중 대동맥 협착이 없었던 환아에서는 3명이 발생하였고(3/22, 13.6%) 대동맥 협착이 있었던 환아에서는 5명이 발생하였다(5/7, 71.4%). 대동맥하 협착이 발생한 환아에서 초기 2명은 원추중격절제를 시행하였는데 장기 생존은 없으며 그후 6명은 Damus-Kaye-Stansel 술식을 시행하였는데 사망은 없었다. 위험 요소 분석에서 페동맥 교약술시 대동맥 협착이 동반된 경우는 향후 대동맥하 협착 발생과 매우 밀접한 관계를 가졌다 (p＜0.001). 양방향성상대정맥폐동맥단락술을 거치지 않고 폰탄수술을 한 경우가 만기 사망에 있어서는 유일한 위험 요소였다 (p=0.001). 결론: 폐혈류가 많은 기능성 단심실 환아에서 1차 고식적 수술 방법으로 폐동맥 교약술은 매우 유용한 방법이며 대동맥 협착이 동반된 고위험군에서도 단기간의 폐동맥 교약술을 거쳐 엄격한 추적관찰을 통하여 대동맥하 협착이 발생할 경우에 Damus-Kaye-Stansel 술식을 추가하는 경우 좋은 결과를 얻었다. 이러한 수술 방침으로 궁극적으로 폰탄수술에 적합한 혈류역학과 해부학적 형태를 기대할 수 있다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.342-348
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• 1983

The Fontan principle of redirecting systemic venous blood into the pulmonary arteries via a conduit was initially proposed for Tricuspid Atresia, but it and its modifications have now gained a much wider application than initially intended. From September 1978 to July 1983, Atriopulmonary anastomosis has been performed in 23 patients, 2 months to 19 years of age, Seoul National University Hospital. The diagnoses were Tricuspid Atresia [TA] in 13, Univentricular Heart [UVH] in 9 and one case of Double Outlet of Right Ventricle [DORV]. Previous procedures included two Glenn shunts and one Blalock-Taussl8 shunt. Among these 23 patients, 10 patients had Right Atrial to Pulmonary Artery conduit, with a valve in 7 and without in 3. The remaining 13 patients had direct anastomosis between RA to PA. There were 14 early deaths, 7 of 13 TA patients, 6 of 9 UVH patients and one DORV, and the total hospital mortality was 60%. But there were no later deaths, 9 of these 23 patients survived operation and are presently alive. The Fontan procedure can be done with an acceptable low mortality with good functional results for Tricuspid Atresia and other complex lesion in foreign hospital, but till now our results revealed much higher risks. For our good operative results and effective patients selection, we must clarify the exact condition of pulmonary arterial system and accumulate much more experiences and technique.