title: Palliative atrial switch operation in a 22-year-old patient with transposition of the great arteries.
abstract: A 2-year-old boy was diagnosed as having transposition of the great arteries (TGA) and ventricular septal defect (VSD) and underwent pulmonary artery banding. The patient showed slow progression of cyanosis and dyspnea on exertion. Oxygen saturation was 70-75 % and cardiac catheterization showed severe pulmonary hypertension. At the age of 22, the patient underwent a palliative atrial switch operation; oxygen saturation increased to around 95 % and the patient experienced relief of symptoms. Atrial fibrillation and right side pleural effusion occurred but resolved and the patient was discharged.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D011859:Radiography; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome