title: The expanding indications for the Lecompte maneuver.
abstract: Since the anterior translocation of the pulmonary arteries in relation to the aorta (Lecompte maneuver) was first described in 1981, its indications have continued to expand. In this review, we discuss the physiological basis and the expanding indications for this maneuver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Talwar
authors.forename: Subramanian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muthukkumaran
authors.forename: Shiv Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Choudhary
authors.forename: Balram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Airan
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D014338:Truncus Arteriosus / Q000601:surgery
keywords: airway compression; congenital heart disease; transposition of great arteries