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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:1843-1845
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Report

Repair of Aortopulmonary Window in an Infant With Extremely Low Birth Weight

Hiroaki Kawata, MD, Hidefumi Kishimoto, MD, Takayoshi Ueno, MD, Tohru Nakajima, MD, Noboru Inamura, MD, Takeshi Nakada, MD

Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery and Pediatric Cardiology, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Osaka, Japan

Accepted for publication June 14, 1996.

Although transaortic patch repair under cardiopulmonary bypass is a suitable procedure for aortopulmonary window, another method without cardiopulmonary bypass may be the only one for an infant with extremely low birth weight. We describe a successful repair of an infant with extremely low birth weight (758 g) by closing the window with a clip through a left thoracotomy. Cardiac catheterization 7 months after the operation showed no residual shunt and no stenosis of ascending aorta, pulmonary artery, or coronary arteries in the patient, whom we believe to be one of the smallest with successful repair.






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