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Bidirectional superior cavo-pulmonary anastomosis without cardiopulmonary bypass

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The bidirectional superior cavopulmonary anastomosis is an important intermediate palliation in patients with a structurally or functionally univentricular heart. There is an increasing trend to perform this anastomosis without cardiopulmonary bypass. In this review, we present our preferred technique of performing this operation in a safe, simple, inexpensive and reproducible manner.

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  1. Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Sachin Talwar, Praveen Sharma, Shiv Kumar Choudhary, Parag Gharade & Balram Airan

  2. Children’s National Medical Center, Washington DC, US

    Thittamaranahali Kariyappa Susheel Kumar

  3. Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110 029, India

    Shiv Kumar Choudhary

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Talwar, S., Sharma, P., Kumar, T.K.S. et al. Bidirectional superior cavo-pulmonary anastomosis without cardiopulmonary bypass. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 24, 269–276 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-008-0061-x

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