Double-outlet right ventricle and severe systemic outflow tract hypoplasia.
Double-outlet right ventricle and severe systemic outflow tract hypoplasia comprises a subset of patients in whom total correction or palliation requires complex surgical procedures in the neonatal period. Our experience with 3 patients illustrates the difficulties associated with treatment and suggests possible surgical options for this otherwise lethal variant of the Taussig-Bing syndrome.
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004310:Double Outlet Right Ventricle / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*