Bidirectional (BD) Glenn Shunt Surgery in Turkey
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
- Atrioventricular Canal Defect (AVC)
- Unbalanced atrioventricular (AV) canal defect
The bidirectional Glenn procedure directs the blood flow directly to the lungs from the upper body veins, rather than the heart pumping the blood to the lungs first. The bidirectional Glenn shunt redirects blood flow from the upper body veins and is often done before a Fontan procedure is performed. The Fontan procedure completes the change in path by directing blood flow to the lungs from the lower veins of the body.
Fontan usually done when a child is 18 to 36 months (3 years) of age.
