The bidirectional Glenn (BDG) shunt, or bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis, is a surgical technique used in pediatric cardiac surgery procedure used to temporarily improve blood oxygenation for patients with a congenital cardiac defect resulting in a single functional ventricle.

The Glenn (or bidirectional Glenn) procedure is an operation to improve how blood flows through a heart that has a small left or right side (either the valve that connects the upper chamber to the lower chamber or the pumping chamber itself).

2022年9月26日 · The bidirectional Glenn (BDG) and hemi-Fontan are surgical techniques used to create superior cavopulmonary anastomosis, the second stage repair in Fontan completion (see Image. Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis). They are performed in patients with an anatomic or functional single ventricle.

Called the hemi-Fontan or Glenn operation, the second procedure usually occurs within six months of birth. During this surgery the superior vena cava — a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper body into the heart — is disconnected from the heart and attached to the pulmonary artery.

Bidirectional Glenn Overview . The bidirectional Glenn procedure may follow S1P or hybrid procedure (for HLHS), a BTS or PDA stent (for critical right heart diseases, such as PA/IVS or critical PS), a PAB in other single ventricle diseases, or may be the initial operation in cases of single ventricle heart diseases that were sufficiently ...

2019年12月19日 · What is Bidirectional Glenn Procedure? Bidirectional Glenn procedure is one in a series of surgeries performed to get a sufficient amount of blood to the lungs. It is needed when one of the heart’s ventricles doesn’t work well.

Bidirectional Glenn is a surgical treatment used for children who do not have two pumping chambers of the heart. This can be caused by many different diagnoses which all result in a single ventricle. These conditions include: HLHS; Tricuspid atresia

1995年11月1日 · The bidirectional Glenn (BDG) procedure is frequently performed as part of the staged surgical management of single ventricle patients who will ultimately undergo a Fontan operation. 1 2 The use of this approach has a number of theoretical advantages, including the early elimination of volume load, 3 reducing reliance on palliative procedures ...

The Glenn procedure is done for children who are born with heart problems like hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), tricuspid atresia, and double outlet right ventricle. Depending on the heart problem, children may need the Norwood procedure before the Glenn surgery.

The Glenn procedure is the second of three congenital open heart surgeries performed to correct hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and other single ventricle heart defects. It is usually performed about six months after birth, following the Norwood procedure .