title: Complex transposition repair with aortic arch hypoplasia: a simple technique.
abstract: A modified technique of interdigitating aortic arch reconstruction was used successfully to treat 8 patients with complex congenital heart disease including transposition of the great arteries, ventricular septal defect, or Taussig-Bing anomalies combined with aortic arch hypoplasia and coarctation of the aorta, without the need for homograft tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi, Vietnam nlttruong@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ly Thinh Truong
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Minh Vuong
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Tuan Mai
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Hanh Tiep
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Huu Hoa
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Thanh Liem
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004310:Double Outlet Right Ventricle / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Anastomosis; Aortic coarctation; Cardiac surgical procedures; Heart septal defects; Reconstructive surgical procedures; Transposition of great vessels; surgical; ventricular