Short-Term Outcomes of Two Surgical Techniques for the Treatment of Coarctation of the Aorta in Infants: Subclavian Flap Repair and Resection with Extended End-to-End Anastomosis Technique
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53016#.VLR26MnQrzE Author(s) Mustafa Karaçelik 1 , Burçin Abud 2* , Uğur Karagöz 1 , Pelin Ozturk 1 , Gökhan Albayrak 3 , Onur Doyurgan 1 , Koray Aykut 3 , Mehmet Güzeloğlu 3 , Eyüp Hazan 3 , Osman Nejat Sarıosmanoğlu 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Behcet Uz Children’s Hospital, Izmir, Turkey . 2 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Izmir Tepecik Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey . 3 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Izmir University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey . ABSTRACT Background: The aims of the study were to analyze the importance of two different surgical procedures, and to determine outcomes for neonates with coarctation of the aorta in two newly established centers. Methods: Outcomes of two different surgical repairs for coarctation of the aorta in 43 infants were evaluated retrospectively. The stud...