[Rastelli operation for complete transposition of the great vessels, ventricle septum defect and pulmonary atresis]

We report about a 6 year old patient with complete transpositon of the great arteries, a ventiricle septum defect, and pulmonary atresia, who was operated using Rastellis technique. A Hancock-prothesis of of 20 mm diameter was used for reconstruction of the outflow tract of the right ventricle and anastomosed distal with the pulmonary artery on the left side of the aorta. The proximal anastomosis was performed with the right ventricle after a longitudinal ventriculotomy. The intraoperative pressure recordings and the post-operative studies revealed a very good early result.