[The Lecompte surgical procedure in transposition of great vessels]

The article presents the first experience gained with the use of the Lecompt operation in eleven patients presenting with transposition of the great vessels, ventricular septal defects, and pulmonary artery stenosis. The above procedure had been performed during the period 1995-1998, with the short-term and remote results having been analyzed. A detailed description is given of the surgical technique. The Lecompt procedure was found to be superior to the Rastelli operation.