title: [Transposition of the great arteries. Its anatomical correction. Our initial experience].
abstract: Arterial switch correction of transposition of the great arteries has been performed without mortality on 8 children, 7 neonates and one 6 years old child, at our institution. One infant and the 6 year old child has previous pulmonary artery banding and modified Blalock-Taussig shunts. The coronary cuffs were anastomosed to the neo-aorta using the "trap-door" technique described by Mee and in seven the Lecompte manoeuvre was used. Postoperative management included treatment for persistent pulmonary hypertension and left ventricular dysfunction. All patients were discharged in satisfactory condition, and continue to do so at a maximum follow-up of ten months. These results encourage us to elect the arterial switch procedure as the primary treatment of transposition of the great arteries.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic i Provincial, Facultad de Medicina, Barcelona.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barriuso
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mulet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mortera
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fita
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gomar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Figueras
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thió
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pastor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Transposición de las grandes arterias. Corrección anatómica. Experiencia inicial.