title: Rudimentary right ventricle to pulmonary artery shunt in the Norwood procedure.
abstract: We describe here successful palliative repair of tricuspid atresia, hypoplastic right ventricle, transposition of the great arteries, and hypoplastic aortic arch in a neonate. The repair consisted of the Norwood procedure with a rudimentary right ventricle to pulmonary artery shunt, which was located on the right side of a neo-aorta. This procedure could be a useful adjunct to avoid left ventriculotomy and its subsequent dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Children's Medical Center Tochigi, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan. atateishi@jichi.ac.jp
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tateishi
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawada
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taga
authors.forename: Yoji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kataoka
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D058327:Norwood Procedures; D010166:Palliative Care; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome