title: Staged repair of hemitruncus without prosthetic material.
abstract: Right pulmonary artery banding was performed in a patient with right hemitruncus at 17 days of age, due to severe hypertension in both pulmonary arteries and severely reduced right ventricular contraction. Following the procedure, the pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular contraction gradually improved with pulmonary vasodilator administration, and total correction was achieved two months later. A cardiac catheter examination at the 1-year follow-up showed normal pressure in both pulmonary arteries and good right ventricular contraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kido
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takaya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kagisaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
mesh_terms: D062186:Arterial Pressure; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008026:Ligation; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right
keywords: Heart defects; Hypertension; Pulmonary artery; congenital