title: [Complete repair of a corrected transposition of the great vessels by double switch. A case report].
abstract: We report the observation of a female patient with a corrected transposition of the great arteries, ventricular septal defect and complete atrio-ventricular block. This complex cardiac disease originated heart failure and was discovered at the age of 4 months. This baby has been operated at the age of 7 months, in April 1998. She had a complete repair by the double switch, closure of the ventricular septal defect and implantation of a permanent pace-maker. Short term results are favorable. Total repair of the corrected transposition of the great arteries is currently possible thanks to the recent technique of the double switch. It remains a difficult operation but with satisfactory short term results.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardio-pédiatrie, Hôpital la Rabta, Tunis.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chaker
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abid
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ouarda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Msaad
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome