Norwood-type operation with adjustable systemic-pulmonary shunt using hemostatic clip.
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Abstract
The postoperative course of a patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome after a first-stage Norwood operation is governed to a large extent by the balance between the systemic and pulmonary circulations. Here we describe a simple and convenient technique for establishing an optimally sized systemic-pulmonary shunt by the application of a hemostatic clip. The method has been used in 6 patients.
Medical subject headings
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
- Hemostasis, Surgical
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
- Polytetrafluoroethylene
- Pulmonary Artery
- Surgical Instruments