Surgical repair of aortico-left ventricular tunnel: report of two cases
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Shuichi Shiraishi1, Masashi Takahashi, Maya Watanabe
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata City, Japan. s.shuichi@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
Two girls aged 1 and 15 years with heart murmurs were diagnosed with aortico-left ventricular tunnel. In the 1-year-old, the tunnel had an intracardiac aneurysm within the right ventricular outflow tract; both openings were closed The 15-year-old had no aneurysmal dilatation, but she had mild aortic regurgitation; the aortic opening of the tunnel was closed with a patch. Both girls had uneventful postoperative courses with excellent early results.
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