title: Half-turned truncal switch operation for transposition of great arteries with ventricular septal defect and pulmonary regurgitation.
abstract: A three-month-old girl weighing 4.2 kg, diagnosed with transposition of the great arteries (TGA) and ventricular septal defect (VSD) was referred to us. She had normal-sized pulmonary annulus and moderate pulmonary regurgitation. Because her pulmonary valve was not suitable for systemic circulation due to valvular incompetence, the half-turned truncal switch operation was selected. The postoperative course was uneventful without left or right ventricular outflow obstructions over a year of follow-up. Our report demonstrated that the TGA and VSD with normal pulmonary annulus is not contraindicated for half-turned truncal switch operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan. kagami111@aol.com
authors.forename: Kagami
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyaji
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itatani
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishii
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*