St. Petersburg surgeons saved the difficult heart of a boy from Severodonetsk

In St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, a ten-year-old boy from Severodonetsk underwent a complex operation. The intervention lasted five hours and required temporary cardiac arrest. Now the child feels well and is preparing for discharge, RIA Novosti reported.

The boy was born with a severe heart defect - atresia of the pulmonary artery. He underwent the first operation at the age of two months. Over time, the right ventricle increased significantly, and a giant aneurysm formed in the area of the previously established patch. Further expansion of the ventricle threatened dangerous heart rhythm disorders.

Intervention through the puncture was impossible: the size of the aneurysm did not allow the use of existing intravascular valve prostheses. Therefore, cardiac surgeons chose open surgery. For the child, the Bank of Homographs of St. Petersburg provided a biological prosthesis, selected taking into account the peculiarities of the structure of his heart.

The operation took place on October 22. After that, the boy was in intensive care for several days, then he was transferred to a regular ward. According to the university, recovery allows the patient to be prepared to return home.

Also, according to RIA Novosti, since the beginning of the year, SPbSMU specialists have helped more than a hundred children from the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.

Earlier it was reported about the graduate of “Time of Heroes” thanked the mentors in Smolny for the invaluable experience.