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Primary repair of symptomatic neonates with tetralogy of Fallot with or without pulmonary atresia
Chang-Ha Lee, Jae Gun Kwak, Cheul Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(1):19-25.   Published online January 31, 2014

Recently, surgical outcomes of repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) have improved. For patients with TOF older than 3 months, primary repair has been advocated regardless of symptoms. However, a surgical approach to symptomatic TOF in neonates or very young infants remains elusive. Traditionally, there have been two surgical options for these patients: primary repair versus an initial aortopulmonary shunt...