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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:180-181
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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e-mail: antonio.corno@chuv.hospvd.ch

When discussing the surgical treatment of anomalous ventriculoarterial connections it is important to clarify the difference between the Lecompte maneuver and the Lecompte procedure. The Lecompte maneuver is the translocation of the pulmonary artery bifurcation in a position anterior to the ascending aorta, as in normal hearts; the Lecompte maneuver is used during the arterial switch operation (or Jatene operation) for transposition of the great arteries, particularly when the great arteries are more or less anteroposterior and not side by side. To avoid the need for reoperation in children . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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