Abstract
A very rare case of a newborn with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and situs inversus totalis is herein reported. Successful surgical treatment of this cardiac malformation was accomplished at our institution and consisted of: modified Norwood stage I procedure, with direct anastomosis of the transected main pulmonary artery to the aortic arch, without any prosthetic material interposition and right ventricle to pulmonary artery polytetrafluoroethylene shunt.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1052-1054 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Congenital heart
- Cyanotic
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- Situs inversus totalis