Out of cath lab, no stent

To our surprise--and everyone else's--the narrowing of Riley's hepatic vein connection is no longer there. The narrowing was seen on images that were taken after Riley's Fontan. At the time, the narrowing was not considered a big deal because everything else looked great. However, since there is so little know about what causes PLE, when it comes into the picture, doctors try to address every potential issue. It is unclear why the narrowing is gone. Anyway, he left the cath lab without any stents. One less procedure; one less foreign body lodged into Riley's anatomy.

The catheterization showed that all of Riley's hemodynamics (pressures, flow) look great. We were told that his Fontan is working very well. An arterial line was placed in his groin (opposite his PICC line) for surgery. Riley is the first case Wednesday and will hopefully wake up from his cath sedation tonight with enough time to eat something before midnight. He is allowed solid food until midnight and only clear fluids until five am.