Closed atrial septectomy with Brock punch aided by operative transesophageal echocardiography.
A 5-week-old infant with mitral atresia and double-outlet right ventricle underwent blade atrial septostomy complicated by cardiac tamponade. Surgical septectomy was performed using a Brock punch aided by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography. This was well tolerated, and the adequacy of the septectomy could be assessed immediately.
Simpson
J M
JM
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Guy's Hospital, London, England.
Anderson
D R
DR
Qureshi
S A
SA
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004310:Double Outlet Right Ventricle / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities