Novel use of an aortic endograft in the closure of a Fontan circuit leak Sanjeev Pradhan, MD, Bart E. Muhs, MD, PhD, John T. Fahey, MD, Jeremy D. Asnes,

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Novel use of an aortic endograft in the closure of a Fontan circuit leak Sanjeev Pradhan, MD, Bart E. Muhs, MD, PhD, John T. Fahey, MD, Jeremy D. Asnes, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 136, Issue 3, Pages 793-795 (September 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.02.074 Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 A, Superior anterior baffle leak (white arrow) in patient with dextrocardia. B, Sizing balloon is used to occlude the left PA. C, Stent can be seen deployed across the baffle leak (white arrow). D, Final angiography demonstrates successful closure of the baffle leak. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 136, 793-795DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.02.074) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Aortic extender stent graft cuff (WL Gore and Associates, Flagstaff, Ariz). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 136, 793-795DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.02.074) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions