The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 22, 495-497, Copyright © 1976 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Palliation of infants with truncus arteriosus through creation of a pulmonary artery ostial stenosis
JJ Mistrot, RL Varco and DM Nicoloff
A surgical procedure for palliation of infants with truncus arteriosus and
excessive pulmonary blood flow (types I, II, and III) is described. The
technique involves the production of ostial stenosis of the pulmonary
artery from within the truncus using cardiopulmonary bypass. This method
has advantages over pulmonary artery banding, which in general has produced
disappointing results.