Adjusting right ventricle-pulmonary artery shunt flow with placement of hemostatic clips in the Norwood operation is a useful technique for precise control of pulmonary blood flow in the acute postoperative period. This report describes our technique for optimizing right ventricle-pulmonary artery shunt flow with metal clips through a left anterior extrapleural approach, which can be performed safely and minimally invasively without sternal reopening. This procedure may decrease morbidity and contribute to long-term clinical improvement in patients undergoing the Norwood operation.
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