Half-turned truncal switch operation for transposition of great arteries with ventricular septal defect and pulmonary regurgitation

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 Aug;13(2):217-9. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2010.260984. Epub 2011 May 30.

Abstract

A three-month-old girl weighing 4.2 kg, diagnosed with transposition of the great arteries (TGA) and ventricular septal defect (VSD) was referred to us. She had normal-sized pulmonary annulus and moderate pulmonary regurgitation. Because her pulmonary valve was not suitable for systemic circulation due to valvular incompetence, the half-turned truncal switch operation was selected. The postoperative course was uneventful without left or right ventricular outflow obstructions over a year of follow-up. Our report demonstrated that the TGA and VSD with normal pulmonary annulus is not contraindicated for half-turned truncal switch operation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography, Doppler
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Transposition of Great Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Transposition of Great Vessels / surgery*