title: Managing the posterior coronary loop in the arterial switch operation: the 'inverse flap' technique.
abstract: Posterior coronary looping remains a risk factor when performing an arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries. In such a situation, to avoid the risk of overstretching, we use an 'inverse' flap technique, resulting in a tension-free relocation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Roberto M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Di Donato
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gandolfo
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Affinito
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brancaccio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012092:Replantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Arterial switch operation; Congenital; Great vessels; Transposition of great arteries