title: Surgical approaches for single ventricle palliation.
abstract: In this document, we include under the heading of univentricular heart, complex cardiac malformations which have in common the presence of a functionally single ventricle. The evolution of the surgical management of univentricular hearts is discussed along with the indications, selection criteria, and operative approaches for staged palliation. Herein, we describe our technique for bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis and total cavopulmonary connection using an extracardiac conduit.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
authors.forename: Mahesh S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kostolny
authors.forename: Marc R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: de Leval
authors.forename: Victor T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Tsang