title: Anterior translocaton of pulmonary artery without aortic transection in repair of tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve.
abstract: We developed a technique of translocation of the pulmonary artery anterior to the ascending aorta without transection of the aorta in the repair of tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve. Our technique includes detachment of the main pulmonary artery (MPA) from the pulmonary annulus, vertical division of the MPA, anterior translocation of the pulmonary artery with patch augmentation between the vertically divided MPA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, 1-10, Ami-Dong, Seo-Gu, Busan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Si Chan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Yun Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Jong Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Woo
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed