title: Complete surgical repair of aortic atresia with a normal left ventricle.
abstract: Aortic atresia with a normal left ventricle and normal mitral valve is an uncommon congenital lesion. We present two such cases and describe two different approaches of achieving biventricular surgical repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania 15213-2583, USA.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Siewers
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Pigula
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery