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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:860-861
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited commentary

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital 525, E 68th St, Room F695B, New York, NY 10021, USA

e-mail: jjl2005@med.cornell.edu

This important contribution to the surgical literature details the authors’ experience with the use of the Damus-Kaye-Stansel (DKS) procedure for the treatment of patients presenting with systemic ventricular outflow obstruction (SVOO) in the setting of functional single ventricle. While their followup averages only 5 years, the authors demonstrate the safety and durability of this approach. The results are remarkable in the modern context for the authors do not believe in routine staging prior to completion of the Fontan procedure.

We are pleased to find that their results corroborate our own somewhat longer term experience with the DKS procedure. At the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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