Scandinavian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jan 1995
ReviewRepeated repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Report of 11 cases and review of the literature.
Eleven patients underwent late repeated correction of tetralogy of Fallot in 1991-1993. The previous operation was repair of simple Fallot's tetralogy in seven cases, repair plus transannular patch in one case and repair of tetralogy and pulmonic atresia in three cases. The indications for reoperation were residual ventricular septal defect, right ventricular outflow tract (R. ⋯ There were no death during 2 years of follow-up. Repeated correction of tetralogy of Fallot thus had low postoperative morbidity and good haemodynamic results. For the relatively few patients initially found to have tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonic atresia, the outcome may be less favorable.