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- Title
Utilization of the aortic flap above the facing commissure in arterial switch operations.
- Authors
Chiu, Ing-Sh; Chou, Tsai-Fwu; Lin, Shou-Fong; Wu, Mei-Hwan; Wang, Jou-Kou; Chu, Shu-Hsun; Chiu, I S; Chou, T F; Lin, S F; Wu, M H; Wang, J K; Chu, S H
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>The aortic flap above the facing commissure after removal of the coronary button from the aortic sinus can be utilized for reconstruction in an arterial switch operation.<bold>Methods: </bold>The free flap was used to reconstruct the coronary artery in two cases, as a medially based trapdoor. A rotational flap was inserted into the cut-open right pulmonary artery to augment the neopulmonary arterial anastomotic site in another case.<bold>Results: </bold>All patients are doing well at mid term follow-up.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The indications of each method and reported tricks to avoid coronary artery kinking during an arterial switch operation are discussed.
- Publication
Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 1996, Vol 11, Issue 3, p187
- ISSN
0886-0440
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8191.1996.tb00037.x