The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 26, Issue 7 , Pages 759-762, July 2007

Abdominal Fascial Enlargement to Relieve Obstruction of the Duodenum Caused by Novacor Left Ventricular Assist System

Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.

Received 13 November 2006; received in revised form 9 April 2007; accepted 8 May 2007.

One of the complications associated with use of implantable left ventricular assist systems for long-term support is compression or obstruction of abdominal viscera by the implanted device. This report concerns a patient with obstruction of the duodenum caused by an intra-abdominally placed Novacor left ventricular assist system. The compression of the duodenum was relieved by patch enlargement of the rectus sheath, which enabled the patient to return to a solid-food diet.

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PII: S1053-2498(07)00366-X

doi:10.1016/j.healun.2007.05.003

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 26, Issue 7 , Pages 759-762, July 2007

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