Extensive pulmonary arterial reconstruction using the
vein
This innovative procedure was again used in a patient with tricuspid
atresia, along with pulmonary atresia and stenosis of confluent
pulmonary arteries. The parallel course of the anomalous vein
facilitated pulmonary arterial reconstruction. The ascending aorta was
transected under circulatory arrest at 18°C. A side-to-side anastomosis
of the vein and pulmonary arteries was formed, along with right
bidirectional Glenn (Figure 6).75