Persistent truncus arteriosus surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor-in-Chief: Keri Shafer, M.D. [2]
Overview
Treatment
Treatment is with neonatal surgical repair.[1] The ventricular septal defect is closed with a patch. The pulmonary arteries are then detached from the common artery (truncus arteriosus) and connected to the right ventricle using a tube (a conduit or tunnel).
References
- ↑ Rodefeld M, Hanley F. "Neonatal truncus arteriosus repair: surgical techniques and clinical management". Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 5: 212–7. PMID 11994881.