TOTAL CAVOPULMONARY DIRECT ANASTOMOSIS - A LOGICAL APPROACH IN SELECTED PATIENTS

Authors
CAROTTI A IORIO FS AMODEO A GIAMBERTI A MARIANESCHI S NAVA S DESIMONE G DICARLO DC MARCELLETTI C
Citation
A. Carotti et al., TOTAL CAVOPULMONARY DIRECT ANASTOMOSIS - A LOGICAL APPROACH IN SELECTED PATIENTS, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 56(4), 1993, pp. 963-964
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
56
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
963 - 964
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1993)56:4<963:TCDA-A>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A 2.5-year-old boy with a diagnosis of situs solitus, tricuspid atresi a, anatomically corrected malposition of the great arteries {S,D,L}, l eft juxtaposition of atrial appendages, and pulmonary stenosis underwe nt successful total cavopulmonary connection by means of a superior ve na cava-to-pulmonary artery end-to-side anastomosis associated with an inferior vena cava-to-pulmonary artery direct anastomosis. Anatomic f eatures and surgical technique are described.