Surgical atrial septostomy without cardiopulmonary bypass.
Surgical atrial septostomy using a special atriotomy knife without cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with obstruction of the left-sided atrioventricular valve and complex cardiac anomalies is described. This procedure is effective, safe, and economical for patients in the acute stage after intracardiac repair, and available for patients with a closed fossa ovalis.
Kawahira
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka Medical Center, Japan.
Kishimoto
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H
Kawata
H
H
Ikawa
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S
Ueda
H
H
Ueno
T
T
Nakada
T
T
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn