Truncus arteriosus: successful surgical correction without the use of a valved conduit.
A new operation for the restoration of continuity between the right ventricle and pulmonary circulation in truncus arteriosus in infancy without the use of a tube graft is described. This was achieved by anastomosing the inferior margin of the detached confluent branch pulmonary arteries to the apex of a vertical infundibular ventriculotomy to form the posterior wall of the reconstructed right ventricular outflow tract. A patch of pericardium was used to form the anterior wall and complete the primary cardiac repair.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008722:Methods; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000601:surgery*