title: 17-year experience in surgical management of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries: a single-centre's experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report our surgical experience in congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries (CCTGAs) and the long-term follow-up result.
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 1995 to February 2012, 56 patients with CCTGA received definite surgical repair; 15 patients received conventional repair (Group I), 18 patients received anatomical repair (Group II) and 23 patients received single ventricular palliation (Group III). They were followed for early and late mortality, long-term survival, postoperative morbidity and reintervention or reoperation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall survival rate was 80% at 16 years in Group I, 53% at 13 years in Group II and 100% at 13 years in Group III. After excluding the early surgical mortality, the long-term survival rate was 92% at 16 years in Group I, 64% at 13 years in Group II and 100% at 13 years in Group III. Patients with significant tricuspid valve regurgitation showed the worst outcome after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our series showed good results with single ventricular palliation (SVP) in CCTGA with complex anatomy, but the long-term result should be followed. Anatomical repair is the choice of operation only for those with favourable anatomy. The more complicated intracardiac repair may result in late left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, various degrees of atrioventricular block, systemic or pulmonary venous return obstruction and the lack of an ideal conduit (e.g. homograft) for Rastelli reconstruction. Therefore, we preferred SVP in patients with complex and unfavourable anatomy.
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
authors: Kang-Hong
authors: KH
authors: Hsu
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan joey@ntuh.gov.tw.
authors: Chung-I
authors: CI
authors: Chang
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors: Shu-Chien
authors: SC
authors: Huang
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors: Yih-Sharng
authors: YS
authors: Chen
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors: Ing-Sh
authors: IS
authors: Chiu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000080041:Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012086:Reoperation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries; Extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection; Fontan operation