Biventricular Repair After Modified Norwood Operation

• Authors: Tomasz Mroczek , Adam Stebel , Edward Malec
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Neonates with severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) may have a competent left ventricle and mitral valve allowing for biventricular repair (BVR), which can be performed as a primary complete neonatal repair or as a staged procedure. The Norwood procedure, which is characterized by a right ventricle to pulmonary artery (RV-PA) shunt, significantly reduced mortality in this operation. We present our experience with a 2-staged BVR in two neonates with severe LVOTO, in whom we employed the modified Norwood operation (RV-PA shunt) for initial management.

Keywords

EN

Norwood operation; biventricular repair

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 79
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 614-617

Dates

published

1 - 9 - 2007

online

11 - 2 - 2008

Contributors

author

Tomasz Mroczek

• Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Polish-American Children's Hospital, Collegium Medicum Jagiellonian University, Cracow

author

Adam Stebel

• Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Polish-American Children's Hospital, Collegium Medicum Jagiellonian University, Cracow

author

Edward Malec

• Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Polish-American Children's Hospital, Collegium Medicum Jagiellonian University, Cracow

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10035-007-0096-5