Transcatheter closure of large persistent left superior vena cava causing cyanosis in two patients post‐Fontan operation utilizing the Gianturco Grifka vascular occlusion device

Abstract

We report the successful transcatheter closure of a large persistent left superior vena cava draining into the pulmonary venous circulation causing cyanosis in two patients who had previously undergone the Fontan operation utilizing the Gianturco Grifka vascular occlusion device. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2001;53:398-404.