Pericardial patch enlargement of Blalock-Hanlon atrial septectomy.
A modified Blalock-Hanlon operation is described, in which both the right and left atriotomies were bridged by a generous pericardial patch. This patch significantly enlarged the interatrial communication and markedly increased arterial blood saturation.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010496:Pericardium; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*