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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:742-743. doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.12.024
Copyright © 2007, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

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Anterior translocaton of pulmonary artery without aortic transection in repair of tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve

Si Chan Sunga, Yun Hee Changa,*, Jong Soo Woob

a Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, 1-10, Ami-dong, Seo-ku, Busan 602-739, South Korea
b Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital, 3-1, Dongdaesin-dong, Seo-ku, Busan 602-715, South Korea

Received 14 October 2006; received in revised form 14 October 2006; accepted 11 December 2006.

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +82 51 240 8363; fax: +82 51 243 9389. (Email: drcrista{at}empal.com).

We developed a technique of translocation of the pulmonary artery anterior to the ascending aorta without transection of the aorta in the repair of tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary va

lve. Our technique includes detachment of the main pulmonary artery (MPA) from the pulmonary annulus, vertical division of the MPA, anterior translocation of the pulmonary artery with patch augmentation between the vertically divided MPA.

Key Words: Airway • CHD, tetralogy of Fallot • CHD, cyanotic






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