Abstract
Posterior coronary looping remains a risk factor when performing an arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries. In such a situation, to avoid the risk of overstretching, we use an 'inverse' flap technique, resulting in a tension-free relocation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 895-896 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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Keywords
- Arterial switch operation
- Congenital
- Great vessels
- Transposition of great arteries
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Surgery
- Medicine(all)
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Managing the posterior coronary loop in the arterial switch operation : the 'inverse flap' technique. / Di Donato, Roberto M.; Gandolfo, Fabrizio; Affinito, Vincenzo; Brancaccio, Gianluca.
In: Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Vol. 16, No. 6, 2013, p. 895-896.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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