Direct closure of ostium primum defect in the repair of atrioventricular septal defect.
BACKGROUND
Patch closure is generally performed for atrial septation of an atrioventricular septal defect. We recently developed a new surgical technique for repairing atrioventricular septal defects that avoids the use of any patch material for closing the atrial septal defect. We report our experience with this procedure.


METHODS
Seven patients (complete type: 5, partial type: 2) underwent this new operation. The diameters of the atrial septal defects were measured by transesophageal echocardiography. The preoperative electrocardiograms were compared with those taken after the operations.


RESULTS
Diameters of the atrial defects ranged from 3 to 10 mm. Electrocardiograms before and after the operations did not change. No significant atrioventricular valve regurgitation and no residual shunts were detected by postoperative echocardiography.


CONCLUSIONS
This method simplifies the repair of atrioventricular septal defects. In the short-term results, no arrhythmia and no valve regurgitation was seen.
Chikada
M
M
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Children's Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. chikada@nch.go.jp
Sekiguchi
A
A
Miyamoto
T
T
Matsuzaki
M
M
Ishida
R
R
Ishizawa
A
A
D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004694:Endocardial Cushion Defects / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality; D015996:Survival Rate; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates