Rastelli operation as one stage anatomical correction for infants with complete transposition of the grat arteries and ventricular septal defect

We recently adopted the Rastelli operation as a one stage anatomical correction for three infants with transposition of the great arteries and associated with ventricular septal defect (TGA+VSD). In all, ventricular septal defect was enlarged by excision of the conus septum to avoid obstruction of intraventricular tunnel and Hancock valved conduits of 18 mm in diameter were used for reconstruction of pulmonary trunk. The postoperative function of the left ventricle proved to be better than that of the right ventricle, as the systemic ventricle, after the Mustard procedure for TGA+VSD. Our results show that the Rastelli operation is effective as a one stage anatomical correction in infants with TGA+VSD.