Neonatal repair of atypical double outlet right ventricle

Abstract

Primary repair was carried out in a neonate with an atypical form of double outlet right ventricle; with a non-committed ventricular septal defect and lack of the outlet septum between the semilunar valves. The aortic arch was right-sided. The procedure required a right ventricular incision. Intraventricular rerouting could be achieved concomitantly with the arterial switch maneuver. Retrospectively, several strategies were contemplated to seek whether any other approach could have been superior to our present choice.