Transcatheter Closure of Dilated Left Superior Vena Cava for Resolution of Late Cyanosis Following Fontan Palliation

Occlusion of the left superior vena cava-coronary sinus connection in a child with Glenn dysfunction by the transcatheter approach

“…[6,7] The Amplatzer vascular plug, Amplatzer duct occluder, and Gianturco-Grifka vascular occlusion device are frequently used by pediatric cardiologists to occlude abnormal vascular connections. [8] Abdullah et al [9] reported on two patients in whom late cyanosis developed following a Fontan palliative procedure, leading to trans catheter occlusion of a dilated LSVC. A 10 mm x 12 mm Amplatzer duct occluder was used in one of the cases, and an Amplatzer patent foramen ovale occluder was used in the other case; desaturation was corrected in both.…”

Late Presentation of Persistent Left Superior Caval Vein in a Univentricular Heart with Successful Transcutaneous Occlusion Using Cera Lifetech Atrial Septal Occluder

“…It is in this kind of abnormal connection where there is shunting that it may need to be occluded or ligated. Presentation of left superior caval vein in patients following single ventricle palliation has been reported several years after surgery [ 7 ]. We report a case where this anomaly was detected 18 years after surgery and was treated successfully by cardiac catheterization.…”