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. 2017 Oct;32(10):659-661.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.13205. Epub 2017 Sep 11.

An alternative technique of atrial septectomy during bidirectional superior cavopulmonary anastomosis

Sachin Talwar  1 , Yatin Arora  1 , Sukhjeet Singh  1 , Balram Airan  1
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An alternative technique of atrial septectomy during bidirectional superior cavopulmonary anastomosis

Sachin Talwar et al. J Card Surg. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

An atrial septectomy is often required to create or enlarge a pre-existing restrictive atrial septal defect in patients with univentricular hearts undergoing the bidirectional superior cavopulmonary anastomosis. We describe an alternative surgical technique through the transected cardiac end of the superior vena cava without a right atriotomy successfully performed in 26 patients.

Keywords: atrial septectomy; bidirectional Glenn.

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