Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 45-54 , Spring 2009

En-bloc Rotation of the Truncus Arteriosus—A Technique for Complete Anatomic Repair of Transposition of the Great Arteries/Ventricular Septal Defect/Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction or Double Outlet Right Ventricle/Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction

  • Rudolf Mair, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Rudolf Mair, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Krankenhausstr. 9, A-4020 Linz, Austria

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  5. Mair R, Sames-Dolzer E, Vondrys D, et al. En bloc rotation of the truncus arteriosus-an option for anatomic repair of transposition of the great arteries, ventricular septal defect and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006;131:740–741

PII: S1522-2942(09)00024-5

doi: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2009.02.002

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 45-54 , Spring 2009

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