The Unifocal Bilateral Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Anastomosis

We propose a new surgical technique to manage the presence of bilateral superior venae cavae in single ventricle patients, a recognized risk factor for both bidirectional Glenn anastomosis and Fontan completion. The idea is to convert two small, peripheral and competing bilateral bidirectional cavop...

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Published in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 84; no. 6; pp. 2134 - 2135
Main Authors:	Amodeo, Antonio, MD, Di Donato, Roberto M., MD
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01-12-2007 Elsevier Science
Subjects:	Anastomosis, Surgical - methods Biological and medical sciences Cardiothoracic Surgery Female Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery Heart Ventricles - abnormalities Humans Infant Male Medical sciences Pulmonary Artery - surgery Surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Surgery of the respiratory system Vena Cava, Superior - abnormalities Vena Cava, Superior - surgery 21 Treatment Respiratory disease Surgery Anastomosis Bilateral Thorax Cavopulmonary
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