Palliation of infants with truncus arteriosus through creation of a pulmonary artery ostial stenosis.
A surgical procedure for palliation of infants with truncus arteriosus and excessive pulmonary blood flow (types I, II, and III) is described. The technique involves the production of ostial stenosis of the pulmonary artery from within the truncus using cardiopulmonary bypass. This method has advantages over pulmonary artery banding, which in general has produced disappointing results.
D003250:Constriction; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008722:Methods; D010166:Palliative Care; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000601:surgery*