Intraoperative fluorescence angiography after arterial switch operation.

A full-term neonate with d-transposition of the great arteries and an intact ventricular septum was referred to our institution. We successfully performed an arterial switch operation with the LeCompte maneuver. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography revealed moderate mitral regurgitation (MR) immediately after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass.

Double-Outlet Right Ventricle With Intact Ventricular Septum and Left Atrioventricular Valve Regurgitation in a Patient With Right Atrial Isomerism.

We present a very rare case of right atrial isomerism, double-outlet right ventricle, and incomplete atrioventricular septal defect (intact ventricular septum). In the neonatal period, the right ventricle was compressed by a "blind-ended" left ventricle with mild-to-moderate left atrioventricular valve regurgitation. The regurgitation gradually decreased from mild-to-moderate to mild with body weight gain.

Pleurodesis using OK-432 for persistent pleural effusion after cardiac surgery in the neonatal period or early infancy.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of pleurodesis using OK-432 after cardiac surgery in the neonatal period or early infancy.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of 11 consecutive patients who underwent cardiac surgery in the neonatal period or early infancy and pleurodesis using OK-432 for persistent postoperative pleural effusion in two institutions.

Results: The median age at surgery was 8 days (interquartile range [IR], 2-18) with a body weight of 2.

Recurrent cellulitis and bacteremia in a patient with Noonan syndrome: A case report.

A 28-year old Japanese man with Noonan syndrome (NS) presented to our emergency department with painful erythema of the trunk and lower extremities since the previous day. He had been diagnosed with protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) with intestinal lymphangiectasia at age 25 years, and undergone lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA) twice. Three episodes of cellulitis of both lower extremities had occurred in the past 2 years.

Primary sutureless repair concomitant with the Warden procedure.

A 2-month-old girl who had supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (Darling classification type 1b) was referred to our institution. Computed tomography showed that multiple right upper pulmonary veins drained into the vertical vein, near the entry to the superior vena cava. The common pulmonary venous chamber was located lower right than usual, and right upper pulmonary veins were far from the common chamber.

Damus-Kay-Stansel procedure with ventricular septal defect enlargement.

A full-term infant who had tricuspid atresia with transposed great arteries, a ventricular septal defect, subpulmonary stenosis with posterior malalignment of the conus septum, bicuspid pulmonary valve, and a high-takeoff left coronary artery was referred to our institution. The subpulmonary stenosis gradually progressed and cyanosis worsened. We successfully performed a Damus-Kay-Stansel procedure and a bidirectional Glenn shunt concomitant with ventricular septal defect enlargement.