• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.32 no.8
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• pp.749-752
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• 1999

Over the past several years, a number of centers have reported favorable results of anatomical repair for the congenitally corrected transpositions. However, there have been subsequent problems related mainly to the results of atrial switch procedures in patients who had small atriums because of venoatrial obstructions or supraventricular arrhythmias, especially in patients with apicocaval juxtaposition. Cavopulmonary shunt may be a useful addition to the double switch operation in certain circumstances as a means of avoiding potential atrial complications. Herein, we describe the successful anatomical repair of congenitally corrected transposition of the great artery with pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect, and cavo apical juxtaposition with this modification.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.360-362
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• 2008

An adequate location of the reimplanted coronary arteries is one of the most important prognostic factors for an arterial switch operation for treating TGA (transposition of great arteries). We report here on a case of malposition of the reimplanted coronary artery in a 14-year-old boy who had undergone an arterial switch operation. He had chest pain and dyspnea on exertion. The imaging study showed that the ostium of the left main coronary artery, which was between the neo-pulmonary artery and the neo-aorta, was compressed by the great arteries. We excised the left main coronary artery with a button incision from the aorta and reimplanted it on the left lateral side of the aorta. The patency of the left main coronary artery os after the operation was good and it was not compressed by the surrounding arteries.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.31 no.10
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• pp.931-938
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• 1998

Background: Anatomic correction of transposition of the great arteries by means of the arterial switch operation is now accepted as the therapeutic method of choice. This retrospective study attempts to assess the results of the neonatal arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries performed by our newly established institution. Materials and methods: 33 consecutive neonates underwent the arterial switch operation between October 1991 to November 1997. There were 27 neonates with transposition and intact ventricular septum, 3 with ventricular septal defect, and 3 with Taussig-Bing anomaly. The mean age was 10.9$\pm$7.9 days and mean body weight was 3.29$\pm$0.44kg. Results: Overall postoperative hospital mortality was 30.3% (10 patients). The mortality has improved with time; 75% (6 patients) among first 8 consecutive patients before 1994, 20% (2 patients) among 10 patients in 1994 and 1995, and 13.3% (2 patients) among 15 patients since 1996. Univariated analysis of risk factors revealed that earlier date of the operations and one of preoperative events were determinants for operative death. There were two late deaths. A mean follow-up of 17.4$\pm$16.5 months was achieved in all 21 survivors. All were in New York Heart Association functional class I. One patient had mild pulmonary stenosis and two had mild aortic valve regurgitation on their echocardiography. Conclusions: We concluded that we should continue to perform arterial switch operation for neonates with transposition of the great arteries because the mortality of the operation has been improved and the operative survivors have good functional results with low incidence of late complications.

• Proceedings of the KTCVS Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.20-23
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• 2004

• Proceedings of the KTCVS Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.7-10
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• 2004

• Proceedings of the KTCVS Conference
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• 1995.04a
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• pp.61-62
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• 1995

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.386-389
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• 1994

신생아에서 심실중격결손을 동반하지 않은 대혈관전위증 (Transposition of th egreat arteries with intact ventricular septum)의 해부학적교정은 저체중등의 외과적 위험인자에도 불구하고 심방내 교정보다 생리적이다는 점에서 선호되고 있고 조기수술성적이 향상되었다고는 하나 아직도 국내사망율은 높은 편이다. 저자들은 최근 3.5Kg(생후 19일), 3.6 Kg(생후 16일)된 신생아에서 Jatene operation 2례를 치험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.278-284
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• 1996

Nine infants with transposition of great arteries have undergone arterial switch operation from May 1989 to May 1994 in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeungnam University Hospital. Patients' age ranged from 3 days to 90 days, averaging 30$\pm$21 days. Diagnosis was made by two-dimensional echocardiography in all patients. Eight patients were diagnosed as transposition of great arteries with ventricular septal defect and one patient was a simple transposition of great arteries. Associated anomalies were patent ductus arteriosus (8), atrial septal defect (7) and coarctation of aorta(1). The anatomy of the coronary arteries were 7 (77 %) type A and 2 (23 %) type D according to the Yacoub classification. Pulmonary artery reconstruction was done according to Lecompte maneuver with tautologous pericardial patch in 8 patients. Overall operative mortality rate was 55% Left heart failure and pulmonary hypertensive crisis were the cause of death on postoperative 1~2 days in three patients, and two succumbed to death due to sepsis on postoperative 2~ 3 weeks. The mean follow-up period was mean 17 months. No patient had clinically significant postoperative aortic regurgitation and supravalvular pulmonary stenosis. The excessive use of inotropic support postoperatively was identified as a stastically significant risk factor following the arterial switch operation. But other variables such as low body weight, long cardiopulmonary bypass time, excessive hemodilution during cardiopulmonary bypass, hypothermia and volume loading were not significant risk factors.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.209-212
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• 1987

The authors report a case of double aortic arch associated with complete transposition of the great arteries. On 7th, Feb. 1985, Rastelli operation was performed for transposition using extracardiac valved conduit. Postoperative course was complicated by persistent right lower lobe atelectasis which resulted from tracheal compression by double aortic arch. On 20th, Mar. 1985, left arch was divided distal to the left subclavian artery followed by complete resolution of the atelectasis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case ever reported in Korea.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.786-792
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• 1987

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries is a congenital cardiac anomaly with ventriculoarterial discordant connection and atrioventricular discordant connection. This report describes a 17 year old male patient who had congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries associated with ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus, underwent patch closure of the ventricular septal defect and suture closure of patent ductus arteriosus, and was discharged on 9th day after surgery with good condition.