TY - JOUR
T1 - Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
T2 - The Transaortopulmonary Approach
AU - Le Bret, Emmanuel
AU - Roubertie, François
AU - Belli, Emre
AU - Stos, Bertrand
AU - Sigal-Cinqualbre, Anne
AU - Roussin, Régine
AU - Serraf, Alain
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - We have been confronted with patients in whom classical techniques did not offer optimum exposure to correct supracardiac forms of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, especially in neonates. Therefore, we present a surgical modification of the superior approach for enhanced exposure as a result of transection of the ascending aorta associated or not with the transection of the pulmonary trunk. The transaortopulmonary approach ensures a perfect exposition without any need to pull on the surrounding structures. Because of the better exposure, most patients do not require circulatory arrest.
AB - We have been confronted with patients in whom classical techniques did not offer optimum exposure to correct supracardiac forms of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, especially in neonates. Therefore, we present a surgical modification of the superior approach for enhanced exposure as a result of transection of the ascending aorta associated or not with the transection of the pulmonary trunk. The transaortopulmonary approach ensures a perfect exposition without any need to pull on the surrounding structures. Because of the better exposure, most patients do not require circulatory arrest.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.077
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.077
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C2 - 19699882
AN - SCOPUS:68849100609
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 88
SP - e27-e28
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 3
ER -
