Application of Foley balloon catheter in palliative surgery for pulmonary atresia with an intact ventricular septem, with additional cases of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and tetralogy of Fallot

• Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 1 - 547
• Main Authors: Xu, Qiteng, Hou, Kefeng, Lv, Bei, Xing, Quansheng, Chen, Rui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 08.11.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Aneurysms; Balloon catheters; Balloon treatment; Beating heart; Cardiovascular disease; Catheters; Congenital diseases; Heart; Heart surgery; Hypoxia; Neonates; Off-pump; Palliation; Palliative surgery; Patients; Pulmonary arteries; Pulmonary atresia; Reconstructive surgery; Septum; Stenosis; Surgery; Tetralogy of Fallot; Veins & arteries; Ventricle; China

Abstract Background Pulmonary atresia and tetralogy of Fallot can require palliative surgery in the neonatal period due to severe hypoxia; however, limitations of established techniques include high failure rate and need for cardiopulmonary bypass. Herein, right ventricular outflow tract reconstruct...