title: Modified Children's II operation on the beating heart allows growth potential.
abstract: We describe a modification of the Children's II operation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome allowing growth potential to be performed without circulatory and cardiac arrest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, German Pediatric Heart Center, Sankt Augustin, Germany. b.asfour@asklepios.com
authors.forename: Boulos
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Asfour
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: Nicodème
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sinzobahamvya
authors.forename: Jutta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wetter
authors.forename: Andreas E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Urban
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Photiadis
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002657:Child Development; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery