Most commonly used as part of the arterial switch operation

Most commonly used as part of the arterial switch operation


Which of the following is most commonly used as part of the arterial switch operation


[A] Brock Procedure
[B] Waterston shunt
[C] Takeuchi repair
[D] Lecompte Maneuver



Most commonly used as part of the arterial switch operation

Most commonly used as part of the arterial switch operation

Lecompte Maneuver

Anterior translocation of the pulmonary arteries, so that both branch pulmonary arteries run anterior to the aorta.
Most commonly used as part of the arterial switch operation

maneuver entails cutting the main pulmonary artery and moving it anterior to the aorta before reattaching the pulmonary artery during the following reconstruction of the great vessels.

It allows the surgeon to reconstruct the right ventricular outflow tract without needing to connect the proximal and distal sections with a graft.