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An alternative atrial switch technique was successfully accomplished in a 26-year-old unoperated adult with d-transposition of the great arteries and an intact ventricular septum.
Describes an alternative technique for performing an atrial switch operation in a rare unoperated adult survivor with d-transposition of the great arteries.
Offers potential surgical option for rare unoperated adult d-TGA; leaves open reproducibility and long-term outcomes.
We report a 26-year-old patient with d-transposition of great arteries, intact ventricular septum, and an atrial septal defect. The relevant literature on late natural survivors with this condition is reviewed and the technical aspects of an alternative technique for accomplishing a successful atrial switch in this situation are discussed.
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Talwar et al. (2010) studied this question. An alternative atrial switch technique was successfully accomplished in a 26-year-old unoperated adult with d-transposition of the great arteries and an intact ventricular septum.
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