title: Technical modification of the neoaortic reconstruction in Norwood procedure: sparing of anterior wall of the main pulmonary artery.
abstract: The growth potential of the neoaorta after the stage I Norwood procedure could be limited when the patient has a small ascending aorta. Patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome usually have a large main pulmonary artery (MPA) and from its posterior wall both pulmonary arteries arise. We describe a modified technique that spares a large anterior wall of the MPA in the neoaortic reconstruction of Norwood procedure to enhance the growth potential of the neoaorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, 1-10 Ami-dong, Seo-gu, Busan, South Korea. scsung21@hanmail.net
authors.forename: Si Chan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Yun Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Hyoung Doo
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ji Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ban
authors.forename: Ki Seok
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Choo
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery