Arterial switch operation for double-outlet left ventricle

Roy Varghese; Niket Arora; Ejaz Ahmed Sherrif; Anil Singhi; Kothandam Sivakumar

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.106

Arterial switch operation for double-outlet left ventricle

Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Oct;98(4):e97-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.106.

Authors

Roy Varghese¹, Niket Arora², Ejaz Ahmed Sherrif², Anil Singhi², Kothandam Sivakumar²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, The Madras Medical Mission, Mogappair, Chennai, India. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, The Madras Medical Mission, Mogappair, Chennai, India.

PMID: 25282250
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.106

Abstract

Conventional repair of the double-outlet left ventricle involves a complex intraventricular tunnel, extracardiac conduit, or the pulmonary artery translocation operation. We report an arterial switch operation and closure of ventricular septal defect for anatomic correction of this anomaly.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery
Heart Ventricles / abnormalities*
Heart Ventricles / surgery
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Artery / surgery