title: d-Transposition of the great arteries in a 12-year-old child: is arterial switch still an option?
abstract: Arterial switch surgery for d-transposition of great arteries is usually performed in the first 2 weeks of life before the left ventricle regresses. The arterial switch surgery that helps achieve anatomic and physiologic correction of this condition has better long-term outcomes than other surgical approaches. The procedure may still be attempted at an older age where the left ventricle has not regressed. We report a rare case of a 12-year-old child with d-transposition of great arteries, a remote muscular ventricular septal defect and isolated valvar pulmonic stenosis, which was corrected by an arterial switch surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Jayaranganath
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mahima
authors.forename: Devananda Nijagal
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Shivanna
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Subramanian
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*