title: Truncus arteriosus communis with interrupted aortic arch: successful repair using a novel technique.
abstract: We report a successful one-stage biventricular repair of truncus arteriosus communis with interrupted aortic arch in a neonate. This newborn girl was diagnosed with truncus arteriosus communis type III-B (Congenital Heart Surgeons Society classification) by the echocardiography and three-dimensional computed tomography. We present a new reconstructive approach for such heart defects, involving a modified Lecompte maneuver combined with arch reconstruction, by suturing the ascending aorta to the descending aorta in end-to-end fashion called the swing-back technique.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kinki University School of Medicine Nara Hospital, Nara, Japan. yocky2001@aol.com
authors: Shinya
authors: S
authors: Yokoyama
authors: Shigeo
authors: S
authors: Nagasaka
authors: Yuichi
authors: Y
authors: Yoshida
authors: Daisuke
authors: D
authors: Heima
authors: Yoshiharu
authors: Y
authors: Soga
authors: Kozo
authors: K
authors: Kaneda
authors: Noboru
authors: N
authors: Nishiwaki
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012074:Remission Induction; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods