Gaser A Abdelmohsen, Hala A Gabel, Rawan M Alamri, Ahmed Baamer, Osman O Al-Radi, Aliaa Binyamin, Ahmed A Jamjoom, Ahmed F Elmahrouk, Saud A Bahaidarah, Naif A Alkhushi, Mohamed H Abdelsalam, Hossam Ibrahim, Ahmed R Elakaby, Adeep Khawaji, Abdullah Alghobaishi, Khadijah A Maghrabi, Zaher F Zaher, Jameel A Al-Ata, Ahmad S Azhar, Ahmed M Dohain
BACKGROUND: Although pulmonary artery banding (PAB) has been generally acknowledged as an initial palliative treatment for patients having single ventricle (SV) physiology and unrestrictive pulmonary blood flow (UPBF), it may result in unfavorable outcomes. Performing bidirectional Glenn (BDG) surgery without initial PAB in some selected cases may avoid the complications associated with PAB and reduce the number of operative procedures for these patients. This research aimed to assess the outcome of BDG surgery performed directly without doing initial PAB in patients with SV-UPBF...
February 6, 2024: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery