Totally endoscopic robotic atrial septal defect closure in an adult with Down syndrome

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2017.14312

Burak Onan, Ersin Kadiroğulları, Ünal Aydın, Yeşim Güner, Korhan Erkanlı

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2017.14312

Cardiac anomalies in Down syndrome often present with atrioventricular canal defects, ventricular septal defects, and atrial septal defects. Although complex cardiac pathologies are mostly seen during infancy, milder cardiac defects such as atrial septal defects can be seen in adulthood. Herein, we report a 25-year-old male case of Down syndrome who presented with a secundum-type atrial septal defect and rim deficiency and treated with a minimally invasive robotic surgery for the atrial septal defect closure to minimize the surgical risks.

Keywords : Atrial septal defect; Down syndrome; robotic surgery.

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