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Successful surgical repair of Uhl's anomaly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2006

Nawal Azhari
Affiliation:
Maternity & Children Hospital, Jeddah
Mervat Assaqqat
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ziad Bulbul
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

We report a case of Uhl's anomaly in a 5-month-old cyanotic infant who presented with thromboembolic stroke and acute hemiparesis. The patient underwent successfully an initial surgical repair, which included exclusion of the right ventricle by patch closure of the tricuspid valve, atrial septectomy and construction of a bidirectional Glenn shunt. This was followed by successful construction of a total cavopulmonary connection.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
2002 Cambridge University Press

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