[A modified technique in total cavopulmonary connection].
We have used an alternative technique in Total Cavopulmonary Connection without using any prosthetic material. The technique is a modification of Senning operation in which a flap of right atrial wall is used to create a tunnel between inferior vena cava and superior vena cava. We used this modified technique in two cases, and they showed excellent postoperative convalescence.
Katogi
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Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
Takeuchi
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S
Kudoh
M
M
Iseki
H
H
Onoguchi
K
K
Kawada
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S
D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery*