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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 88, 1004-1011, Copyright © 1984 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defects. Surgical considerations concerning the Rastelli operation

F Villagra, M Quero-Jimenez, MJ Maitre-Azcarate, J Gutierrez and JM Brito

We studied the anatomy of the ventricular septal defect in 20 heart specimens and eight operated patients with transposition of the great arteries regarding the feasibility of the Rastelli operation. They were divided into three groups. In Group I, comprising eight cases, creation of a left ventricle-aorta connection was not prevented by interposition of the atrioventricular valve tissue, and the ventricular septal defect was large or could be enlarged sufficiently. Thus, the Rastelli operation was feasible in all cases. In Group II, comprising 12 cases, interposition of the atrioventricular valves was not present, but the ventricular septal defect was inadequate in size for a good left ventricle-aorta connection. Small or even medium-sized ventricular septal defects were not enlargeable because of surrounding structures or inadequate septum for resection. In all cases, the ventricular septal defect was a tunnellike structure with two orifices; attempted enlargement would be more difficult at the left ventricular end (not obvious to the surgeon's view) than at the right one. The Rastelli operation was judged inadvisable in these cases. In Group III, comprising eight cases, the Rastelli operation was considered inadvisable because of interposition of atrioventricular valve tissue. The size of the ventricular septal defect and the presence of interposed atrioventricular valves can be diagnosed preoperatively. The presence of enough available space for resection, especially at the left ventricular end, should be determined preoperatively and/or intraoperatively in patients with medium-sized ventricular septal defects requiring enlargement. The anatomy of the ventricular septal defect may significantly alter the surgical approach for patients with transposition of the great arteries and ventricular septal defect.

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