Rapid growth of pulmonary artery after intrapulmonary artery septation.

Intrapulmonary artery septation is employed in patients with unbalanced pulmonary artery growth. A baby girl received a systemic pulmonary shunt in the neonatal period and bilateral Glenn shunts in early infancy. Once the Glenn shunts were established, the right pulmonary artery became hypoplastic. We performed intrapulmonary artery septation involving the Glenn shunts to the left pulmonary artery and the systemic pulmonary shunt to the right pulmonary artery. As early as 3 months after intrapulmonary artery septation, right pulmonary artery growth was observed. Eventually, Fontan circulation was achieved with fenestration.