Balloon dilatation for superior vena caval obstruction after the senning procedure

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1985;11(1):63-8. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810110109.

Abstract

A 3-month-old infant is presented who developed acute superior vena caval obstruction after atrial surgery for transposition of the great arteries. Balloon dilation angioplasty resulted in a decrease in caval-atrial gradient. The application of balloon angioplasty in this setting is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon / methods*
  • Constriction, Pathologic / diagnostic imaging
  • Constriction, Pathologic / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy
  • Radiography
  • Transposition of Great Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Transposition of Great Vessels / surgery*
  • Vena Cava, Superior* / diagnostic imaging
  • Venous Pressure