Staged Starnes Operation Preserving Patent Ductus Arteriosus for Neonates with Ebsteins Anomaly and Pulmonary Atresia

Title: Staged Starnes Operation Preserving Patent Ductus Arteriosus for Neonates with Ebsteins Anomaly and Pulmonary Atresia

Volume: 4 Issue: 2

Author(s): Yoichi Kawahira, Kyoichi Nishigaki, Hideto Ozawa and Tsugutoshi Suzuki

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Keywords: Starnes operation, patent ductus arteriosus, Ebstein's anomaly, pulmonary atresia, arrhythmia surgery

Abstract: We herein reported 2 successful neonates with Ebsteins anomaly and small pulmonary arteries undergoing Starnes operation preserving the patent ductus arteriosus. Subsequent Blalock-Taussig shunt was carried out 1 or 2 months after the first surgery. One case had already undergone a successful Fontan operation, and the other had a successful bidirectional Glenn shunt so far. This staged Starnes strategy might be a safe and simple choice for neonates with Ebsteins anomaly and small pulmonary arteries.

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Kawahira Yoichi, Nishigaki Kyoichi, Ozawa Hideto and Suzuki Tsugutoshi, Staged Starnes Operation Preserving Patent Ductus Arteriosus for Neonates with Ebsteins Anomaly and Pulmonary Atresia, Current Cardiology Reviews 2008; 4 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340308784245829