title: As originally published in 1992: new surgical technique for total-defect aortopulmonary window. Updated in 1999.
abstract: A new technique is described to repair aortopulmonary window with total defect in an 8-day-old baby. Because we expected the future growth of aorta, we used the anterior wall of the pulmonary artery as a large flap to reconstruct the posterolateral aortic wall. An equine pericardial patch was used to repair the defect in the pulmonary artery. This is a logically effective method for aortic reconstruction in a neonate with a large aortopulmonary septal defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Matsuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yagihara
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishigaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawashima
mesh_terms: D001028:Aortopulmonary Septal Defect / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014463:Ultrasonography