Neonatal arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries in a patient with mirror image dextrocardia and situs inversus totalis.
The neonatal arterial switch operation has become the standard therapy for D-transposition of the great arteries in the absence of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. We describe our experience of successful arterial switch operation after balloon atrial septostomy in a 5-day-old infant girl who had atrial and visceral situs inversus totalis, mirror image dextrocardia, and D-transposition of the great arteries. To our knowledge, ours is the first report of this operation in a patient with this anatomy.
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston 77030, USA.
C J
CJ
McMahon
C S
CS
Snyder
S M
SM
Rivenes
C J
CJ
Sang
C D
CD
Fraser
D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*