New surgical technique for total-defect aortopulmonary window.
A new technique is described to repair aortopulmonary window with total defect in an 8-day-old baby. Because we expected the future growth of aorta, we used the anterior wall of the pulmonary artery as a large flap to reconstruct the posterolateral aortic wall. An equine pericardial patch was used to repair the defect in the pulmonary artery. This is a logically effective method for aortic reconstruction in a neonate with a large aortopulmonary septal defect.
Matsuki
O
O
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
Yagihara
T
T
Yamamoto
F
F
Nishigaki
K
K
Uemura
H
H
Kawashima
Y
Y
D001028:Aortopulmonary Septal Defect / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008722:Methods