Glenn procedure explained

Glenn procedure
Specialty:	cardiology

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. ^{[1] [2] [3]} This procedure has been largely replaced by Bidirectional Glenn procedure.

It connects the superior vena cava to the right pulmonary artery.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blalock, Glenn & Fontan Procedures - Down's Heart Group. Downs Heart Group. 2010-02-27. 2018-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180716025431/https://dhg.org.uk/information/procedures.aspx. live.
2. Book: Bonita F. Stanton . Kliegman, Robert . Nelson, Waldo E. . Behrman, Richard E. . Jenson, Hal B. . Nelson textbook of pediatrics Robert M. Kliegman, Richard E. Behrman, Hal B. Jenson, Bonita F. Stanton . Saunders . Philadelphia . 2007 . 978-1-4160-2450-7 .
3. Yuan SM, Jing H . Palliative procedures for congenital heart defects . Arch Cardiovasc Dis . 102 . 6–7 . 549–57 . 2009 . 19664575 . 10.1016/j.acvd.2009.04.011 . free .
4. Book: Jacqueline M. Leung. Cardiac and vascular anesthesia: the requisites in anesthesiology. 21 June 2011. 10 March 2004. Elsevier Health Sciences. 978-0-323-02043-5. 125–.