Surgical treatment of acyanotic double-outlet right ventricle

Transatrial repair of double-outlet right ventricle in infants.

“…The repair of a double outlet right ventricle (DORV) is usually performed via a ventriculotomy.1-5 Ionescu et al, 6 however, reported two cases of DORV without pulmonic stenosis, in which the VSD was repaired via the right atrium. The atrial approach to closure of VSD became a common practice in recent years for the ordinary VSD in babies7-10 and we, too, prefer the right atrial approach to closure of a VSD.…”