title: [Experience in surgical treatment of tetralogy of Fallot].
abstract: Corrective Surgery was done in 122 patients with tetralogy of Fallot between May 1981 and Oct. 1989. The surgical mortality was 7.4% (9 patients) and no late death were noted. Multiple stenoses of the RV out-flow tract were observed in 84 patients (69%). The rate of patching of RV out-flow tract was 85.2%. The operation was performed without preoperative cardiac catheterization or angiocardiography in 24 patients (19.6%). Selection of cases without angiocardiography, operative techniques, and management of anomalous coronary vessels were discussed.
authors.affiliation: General Hospital of Nanjing Unit, People's Liberation Army.
authors.forename: Y Q
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000790:Angiocardiography; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*