title: [Surgical Treatment of Large Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect nearby the Moderator Band Using the Sandwich Method;Report of a Case].
abstract: We describe the rare case of a 1-year-old girl who had large muscular ventricular defect (VSD) nearby the moderator band. We experienced the patch closure using sandwich method. A 1-month-old girl was referred to our institution for treatment of muscular VSD. At the age of 2 month, she underwent the pulmonary artery banding to control the pulmonary high flow. After follow up, the patient have reached 70 cm tall and weighed 7 kg. One year after the "sandwich operation", cardiac catheterization revealed the tiny residual shunt. Nevertheless, the cardiac function was good and the growth was in fine fettle. Sandwich method is a useful surgical technique to close the muscular VSD without resect the right ventricular trabeculation.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gunma Children's Medical Center, Shibukawa, Japan.
authors: Mamika
authors: M
authors: Motokawa
authors: Akihiro
authors: A
authors: Sasahara
authors: Katsunari
authors: K
authors: Terakawa
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Miyamoto
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016896:Treatment Outcome