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Specialty | Cardiology |
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Glenn procedure is a palliative surgical procedure performed for patients with Tricuspid atresia. It is also part of the surgical treatment path for hypoplastic left heart syndrome and hypoplastic right heart syndrome. This procedure has been largely replaced by Bidirectional Glenn procedure.
It connects the superior vena cava to the right pulmonary artery.
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References
- Downs Heart Group. "Blalock, Glenn & Fontan Procedures - Down's Heart Group". Archived from the original on 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
- Bonita F. Stanton; Kliegman, Robert; Nelson, Waldo E.; Behrman, Richard E.; Jenson, Hal B. (2007). Nelson textbook of pediatrics Robert M. Kliegman, Richard E. Behrman, Hal B. Jenson, Bonita F. Stanton. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 978-1-4160-2450-7.
- Yuan SM, Jing H (2009). "Palliative procedures for congenital heart defects". Arch Cardiovasc Dis. 102 (6–7): 549–57. doi:10.1016/j.acvd.2009.04.011. PMID 19664575.
- Jacqueline M. Leung (10 March 2004). Cardiac and vascular anesthesia: the requisites in anesthesiology. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 125–. ISBN 978-0-323-02043-5. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
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