Arterial Switch and Modified Konno Procedure With Detachment of the Aortic Root for Transposition of the Great Arteries and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction

Turkoz, Riza; Ayabakan, CANAN; Vuran, Can; Omay, Oguz; Tokel, Kuersad

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.10.031

Arterial Switch and Modified Konno Procedure With Detachment of the Aortic Root for Transposition of the Great Arteries and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction

Turkoz R., Ayabakan C. , Vuran C., Omay O., Tokel K.

ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, vol.90, no.2, pp.683-685, 2010 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
Volume: 90 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.10.031
Title of Journal : ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
Page Numbers: pp.683-685

Abstract

The arterial switch operation for the transposition of the great arteries accompanied by a ventricular septal defect and posterior malalignment of the outlet septum is a surgical challenge. We describe a new surgical technique in 2 patients having this pathology. The surgical technique consists of the arterial switch operation and a modified Konno procedure through partial detachment of the semilunar valve of the right ventricle as in the Ross procedure.