Jm. Abdulhamed et al., BALLOON DILATATION OF COMPLETE OBSTRUCTION OF THE SUPERIOR VENA-CAVA AFTER MUSTARD OPERATION FOR TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT-ARTERIES, British Heart Journal, 72(5), 1994, pp. 482-485
Balloon dilatation was successfully performed in two patients with com
plete obstruction of the superior vena cava baffle junction after a Mu
stard operation for transposition of the great arteries. Evidence for
complete relief of obstruction in the first patient, aged 4 years, was
obtained by angiography, which showed improved calibre at the site of
obstruction and improved haemodynamic pressure measurement after the
balloon dilatation. In the second patient, aged 14 years, the relief w
as incomplete; in this patient a 3 cm long 3 mm diameter Palmaz stent
was successfully implanted.