title: A simple modification to fix the commissural pillar during right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction during the arterial switch operation.
abstract: A simplified technique to fix the commissural pillar of the pulmonary valve at the time of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction during the arterial switch operation is presented.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: sachintalwar@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Talwar
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Arun Veeram
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Palleti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rajashekar
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shiv Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Choudhary
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Balram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Airan
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Arterial switch operation; Commissural fixation; Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction; Surgical technique; Transposition of great arteries