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Early Results of Anatomic Repair in A Subgroup of Corrected Transposition

Department of Surgery, Siriraj Hospital Bangkok, Thailand

For reprint information contact: Thaworn Subtaweesin, MD Tel: 66 2 419 7998 Fax: 66 2 411 0260 Email: sitsw{at}mucc.mahidol.ac.th, Department of Surgery, Siriraj Hospital, 2 Phrannok St., Bankoknoi, Bangkok 10700, Thailand.

The atrial switch operation with the Rastelli procedure is becoming popular for treatment of the subgroup of corrected transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect and pulmonary obstruction. This technique eliminates the problem of short- and long-term right ventricular failure, and decreases the incidence of iatrogenic atrioventricular heart block. Between April 2001 and November 2002, this technique was used in 3 patients aged 5 to 7 years. Two had a Senning operation and one had a Mustard operation. There was no operative death. The first patient needed re-operation to close the sternum. The last patient was re-explored for bleeding. All patients were in New York Heart Association functional class I at their last follow-up. The atrial switch plus Rastelli procedure is feasible in this subgroup of corrected transposition, but longer follow-up is necessary to determine whether this approach is indeed warranted.