The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 31, 381-383, Copyright © 1981 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Aortopulmonary anastomosis in patients with levotransposition
JR Utley
A technique for approximating the right pulmonary artery to the aorta in
levo (L) transposition is described. The anastomosis is placed high on the
ascending aorta to avoid occluding the coronary circulation by the clamp
during the anastomosis. It is in patients with occluded left side
anastomoses or single right pulmonary arteries that the right- sided
anastomoses are most useful in L-transposition.