The classic Glenn operation in the double inlet left ventricle: a 20-year follow-up

Berkay Ekici; Handan Ünsal; Ziya Apaydın; Enver Ekici; Coşkun İkizler

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.7276

Berkay Ekici¹, Handan Ünsal², Ziya Apaydın¹, Enver Ekici², Coşkun İkizler³

¹Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey
²Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey
³Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty of Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.7276

Functional univentricular heart is a rare and complex congenital anomaly. The prognosis is usually poor without any surgical intervention and long-term survival is rare. In this article, we report a 57-year-old female case with a double inlet left ventricle with valvular pulmonary stenosis, left anterior rudimentary right ventricle, ventricular septal defect, discordant ventriculoatrial connection, patent foramen ovale and Glenn shunt who was followed for 20 years. Cardiac catheterization revealed a classic Glenn shunt anatomy. The patient is currently under follow-up with medical treatment.

Keywords : Congenital heart defects; functional single ventricle; Glenn shunt

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