Repair of aortico-left ventricular tunnel in the neonate: surgical, anatomic and echocardiographic considerations.
Repair of aortico--left ventricular tunnel was accomplished for the first time in the neonatal period. The diagnosis was made with two-dimensional echocardiography. Repair was accomplished using an open-patch aortoplasty technique, which prevented valvular insufficiency, a significant problem in older patients in whom the repair has been attempted.
D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004452:Echocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male