title: [Rastelli procedure for 32-year-old male with truncus arteriosus--a case report].
abstract: A 32-year-old male with a diagnosis of truncus arteriosus (Van Praggh Type A3) underwent successfully a total correction by the modified Rastelli procedure. The bilateral pulmonary arteries (PA) were disconnected from the truncus, and the ventricular septal defect was rerouted with a Dacron patch from the left ventricle to the true aorta. A new outflow from the right ventricle to the bilateral PA was established by the use of a T tube graft which consisted of a Rygg's valved conduit and a Rygg's pericardium. The patient had recent cardiac catheterization with slight elevated pulmonary hypertension (Rt-PA 40/10 mmHg, Lt-PA 30/10 mmHg), but is doing well at 5 years postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery (Section 2), Sapporo Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamaya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Komatsu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000601:surgery*