Unexpected findings during surgery for interventricular communication and for banding of the pulmonary artery in the infant and child
Binet, J.P.; Langlois, J.; Planché, C.; Conso, J.F.; Bruniaux, J.; Leriche, H.
Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux 70(4): 373-377
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9683 PMID: 405945 Document Number: 117645
While the authors recognise the difficulty of obtaining a complete picture of the lesion in certain types of ventricular shunt with pulmonary hypertension, they emphasise the importance of a precise diagnosis, which may modify the medical treatment and the decision to operate. Conditions may nevertheless be found by surprise at operation, and lead to a modification of the planned action.