A novel implantation technique for closure of an atypical fenestration connecting the right atrial appendage to an extracardiac conduit by use of a 15 mm Helex device in a patient with total cavopulmonary connection

Abstract

We report on a 7-years old patient after total cavopulmonary anastomosis with an extracardiac conduit. An atypical fenestration was created during the operation connecting the right atrial appendage to the extracardiac conduit. Because of arterial desaturation, the fenestration connecting the anterior wall of the extracardiac conduit to the posterior wall of the right atrial appendage was successfully occluded with a 15 mm Helex device by use of a modified implantation technique.