title: Arterial switch and modified Konno procedure with detachment of the aortic root for transposition of the great arteries and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.
abstract: The arterial switch operation for the transposition of the great arteries accompanied by a ventricular septal defect and posterior malalignment of the outlet septum is a surgical challenge. We describe a new surgical technique in 2 patients having this pathology. The surgical technique consists of the arterial switch operation and a modified Konno procedure through partial detachment of the semilunar valve of the right ventricle as in the Ross procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Baskent University, Istanbul Teaching and Medical Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey. rturkoz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Riza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Turkoz
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ayabakan
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vuran
authors.forename: Oğuz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Omay
authors.forename: Kürşad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tokel
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*