• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.107-112
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• 1970

Atrial septotomy with inflow occlusion technique is well accepted palliative treatment for infants with cogenital anomaly of transposition of the great vessels. We have recently experienced a complete transposition of the great vessels in an one month old infant. Balloon atrial septotomy was initially done with gradual recurrence of cyanosis, which necessitated surgical form of atrial septotomy in 2 weeks. Atrial septotomy was performed with success with inlfow occlusion method and discussed problems concerning its surgical technique.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.362-370
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• 1984

The term corrected transposition of great arteries [hereafter referred to as corrected TGA] of the heart in which there is both a discordant atrio-ventricular relationship and transposition of the great vessels. Usually situs solitus is present, while the ventricles are inverted showing an l -loop. The great vessels are transposed and in the l-position so that the pulmonary artery arises from the right-sided morphological left ventricle and the anteriorly l- transposed aorta arises from the left-sided morphological right ventricle yielding an SLL pattern. In the majority of cases, associated lesions are common. The most frequent are ventricular septal defect, obstruction to the pulmonary outflow tract, tricuspid valve incompetence and atrio-ventricular conduction abnormalities. In the rare cases, no associated conditions are present and hemodynamic pathways are normal. In the report, we present one case of a 20 year-old male having corrected TGA associated with severe tricuspid valve incompetence, was corrected by tricuspid valve replacement, directly developed a supra-ventricular tachycardia but was controlled by calcium-entry blocker, verapamil, successfully.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.48 no.5
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• pp.351-354
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• 2015

A five-month-old boy who had undergone previously transcatheter balloon atrioseptostomy at 3 days of age for complete transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis underwent pulmonary root translocation with the Lecompte maneuver. This operation has the advantages of maintaining pulmonary valve function, preserving the capacity for growth, and avoiding problems inherent to the right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduit. This patient progressed well for 9 months postoperatively and we report this case of pulmonary root translocation with the Lecompte maneuver.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.58-60
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• 2011

A seventeen-month-old male baby, who had received conventional biventricular repair for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries, underwent excision of supratricuspid ring. Although tricuspid valve annulus was marginally small on direct inspection in the operating theater, circumferential excision of supratricuspid ring alone completely relieved the right ventricular inflow obstruction.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.135-139
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• 1979

Interruption of the aortic arch may be defined as discontinuity of the aortic arch in which either an aortic branch vessel or a patent ductus arteriosus supplies the descending aorta. This uncommon lesion was described first by Raphe Steidele in 1778 and was later classified into 3 types by Celoria and Patton. This anomaly rarely occurs as an isolated anomaly. Most commonly, a ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, and abnormal arrangement of the brachiocephalic arteries occurs together with arch anomaly. Rarely, more complex anomaly, such as transposition of the great vessel, or single ventricle, is coexistent. We present the case of an 6 year-old boy with D-transposition of great vessel single ventricle, patent ductus arteriosus and patent foramen ovale with interruption of the aortic arch (Type A).

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.252-256
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• 2000

There have been few reports documenting the outcome of arterial swich operations(ASO) in selected patients with transposition of great arteries(TGA) and with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction(LVOTO). In the case of TGA with LVOTO, if the atrial septal defect(ASD) is large and the ventricular septal defect(VSD) is restricive, this deprives the left ventricle(LV) of approporiate preload and could lead to underdevelopment of the ventircular mass and lead poor LV performance after the arterial switch operation, dspite a high pressure in the LV preoperatively. Because an increase in the systolic ventricular pressure is not necessarily paralleled by an increase in ventricular mass, which is also essential for optimal ventricular performance after the operation. We report here a case of rapid LV training after ASO in TGA with unprepared LV (because of large ASD and restrictive VSD) despite a high pressure in the LV(due to LVOTO) preoperatively.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.164-169
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• 1983

The patient in whom corrected transposition of the great vessels is an isolated congenital anomaly has a physiologically normal circulation. A 19 year old male was perforemd with surgical correction for congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries (SLL) associated with ventricular septal defect (type I) and severe pulmonary stenosis. After right sided ventriculotomy, ventricular septal defect was repaired with Dacron patch and to provide adequate relief of severe valvar stenosis of pulmonary artery, valvulotomy was done. On immediate postoperative period, complete heart block and lower cardiac output state were ocurred, but adequate blood pressure could be maintained under using of inotropic agent and temporary pace-maker.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.386-389
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• 1994

신생아에서 심실중격결손을 동반하지 않은 대혈관전위증 (Transposition of th egreat arteries with intact ventricular septum)의 해부학적교정은 저체중등의 외과적 위험인자에도 불구하고 심방내 교정보다 생리적이다는 점에서 선호되고 있고 조기수술성적이 향상되었다고는 하나 아직도 국내사망율은 높은 편이다. 저자들은 최근 3.5Kg(생후 19일), 3.6 Kg(생후 16일)된 신생아에서 Jatene operation 2례를 치험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.112-114
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• 2016

The half-turned truncal switch (HTTS) operation has been reported as an alternative to the Rastelli or $r{\acute{e}}paration$ $\grave{a}$ $l^{\prime}{\acute{e}}tage$ ventriculaire procedures. HTTS prevents left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction in patients with complete transposition of the great arteries (TGA) with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) and pulmonary stenosis (PS), or in those with a Taussig-Bing anomaly with PS. The advantages of the HTTS procedure are avoidance of late LVOT or right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction, and of overstretching of the pulmonary artery. We report the case of a patient who underwent HTTS for TGA with VSD and PS, in whom there was no LVOT obstruction and only mild aortic regurgitation and mild RVOT obstruction, including observations at 12-year follow-up. Our experience with long-term follow-up of HTTS supports a solution for late complications after the Rastelli procedure.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.47 no.6
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• pp.529-532
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• 2014

An eight-day-old neonate was diagnosed with dextro-transposition of the great arteries, atrial septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, and a single sinus origin of the coronary arteries. The single coronary artery originated from the left sinus (sinus 2), had a proximal left circumflex arterial branch, and passed anteriorly to the right side of the aorta, further branching into the right coronary and left anterior descending arteries. We successfully performed an arterial switch operation and coronary transfer by tube graft reconstruction with autologous aortic tissue to treat the dextro-transposition of the great arteries and atrial septal defect with a single-sinus origin of the coronary arteries.