Bidirectional Glenn Shunt in
an Infant with Prune-Belly
Syndrome

The prune-belly syndrome (PBS) usually is described as a deficiency of the anterior abdominal muscle involving bilateral cryptorchidism and urinary tract malformations. In this report, we will present an eleven-month-old boy with PBS associated with a complex cardiac anomaly. A bilateral bidirectional Glenn shunt was performed with the diagnosis of isolated dextrocardia, single ventricle, pulmonary atresia, incomplete A-V septal defect, hemiazygos continuity, persistent right superior vena cava, patent ductus arteriosus-dependent pulmonary blood flow. The patient required special consideration for postoperative pulmonary care.

Key words:

Prune-belly syndrome - Congenital heart disease - Open heart surgery - Glenn procedure

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Received for Publication: March 26, 2001