Surgical Repair of Complete Common Atrioventricular Canal in a Conjoined Twin Following Separation.

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is common in conjoined twins but reports of surgical repair in this population are rare. We present the case of a conjoined twin diagnosed prenatally with a complete common atrioventricular canal defect (CAVC). Due to wound complications from twin separation, definitive repair was deferred and pulmonary arterial banding was performed initially. At 6 months, a complete CAVC repair was performed. The present case adds to the literature on successful cardiac surgical repairs in conjoined twins.

Citation

Stephen H Fatuzzo, Jason W Greenberg, Russel Hirsch, Ilias D Iliopoulos, Michael D Taylor, David L S Morales. Surgical Repair of Complete Common Atrioventricular Canal in a Conjoined Twin Following Separation. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. 2022 Aug 17:21501351221117714

PMID: 35979598

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