title: Total cavopulmonary direct anastomosis: a logical approach in selected patients.
abstract: A 2.5-year-old boy with a diagnosis of situs solitus, tricuspid atresia, anatomically corrected malposition of the great arteries (S,D,L), left juxtaposition of atrial appendages, and pulmonary stenosis underwent successful total cava-to-pulmonary connection by means of a superior vena cava-to-pulmonary artery end-to-side anastomosis associated with an inferior vena cava-to-pulmonary artery direct anastomosis. Anatomic features and surgical technique are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Bambino Gesù, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carotti
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Iorio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amodeo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giamberti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marianeschi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nava
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Simone
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: di Carlo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marcelletti
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery*