Staged Starnes Operation Preserving Patent Ductus Arteriosus for Neonates with Ebstein's Anomaly and Pulmonary Atresia.
We herein reported 2 successful neonates with Ebstein's anomaly and small pulmonary arteries undergoing Starnes operation preserving the patent ductus arteriosus. Subsequent Blalock-Taussig shunt was carried out 1 or 2 months after the first surgery. One case had already undergone a successful Fontan operation, and the other had a successful bidirectional Glenn shunt so far. This staged Starnes strategy might be a safe and simple choice for neonates with Ebstein's anomaly and small pulmonary arteries.
Kawahira
Yoichi
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Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojimahondori, Miyakojimaku, Osaka-city, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan.
Nishigaki
Kyoichi
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Ozawa
Hideto
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Suzuki
Tsugutoshi
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