Modified subclavian flap aortoplasty for coarctation repair in patients less than three months of age.
Subclavian flap aortoplasty is one of the best procedures for coarctation repair, but recoarctation still remains a problem in neonates and infants. We employed subclavian flap aortoplasty with resection of the whole layer of aortic ductal tissue in 9 patients less than 3 months of age with coarctation of the aorta and obtained satisfactory results.
Asano
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M
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan. asano@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
Mishima
A
A
Yamamoto
S
S
Saito
T
T
Manabe
T
T
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery*; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps