Internal banding for palliation of truncus arteriosus in the neonate |
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| Authors: | J N Young M C Piancastelli J E Harrell C Hardy E N Ahearn R R Ecker |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Oakland, California. |
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A method for surgically limiting pulmonary blood flow in the critically ill neonate with truncus arteriosus is described. Two recent cases utilizing this technique are presented. Comparisons are made between this and other palliative surgical procedures used in truncus arteriosus. |
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