Modified technique for total cavopulmonary connection.
The laterolateral anastomosis between the superior vena cava and the pulmonary artery trunk is presented as a modified technique for total cavopulmonary connection. This procedure was successfully performed on a 9-year-old girl, associated with the exclusion of the right atrium, for the treatment of tricuspid atresia and transposition of the great arteries.
Department of Surgery, State University of Londrina Medical School, Paraná, Brazil.
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Gregori
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Silva
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Ribeiro
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Cordeiro
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Couto
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery*