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C I Tchervenkov1, M J Béland, D A Latter
1Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
Abstract:
In the setting of a single ventricle, subaortic stenosis may be enhanced by pulmonary artery banding and may later contraindicate a Fontan operation. The Norwood operation may prove a preferable alternative in some infants as a preparatory procedure. We have successfully used this procedure as the initial operation to palliate a newborn with tricuspid atresia, transposition of the great arteries, coarctation, and severe arch hypoplasia secondary to a restrictive bulboventricular foramen.
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