Norwood procedure

The Norwood procedure is a palliative procedure that is the first of three stages in the surgical treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

The procedure consists of three components:

• constructing a neo-aorta by side-to-side anastomosis of the main pulmonary artery and ascending aorta, such that the right ventricle supplies the systemic circulation
• creating a systemic-to-pulmonary shunt to provide some pulmonary blood flow
  • in the classic Norwood procedure, a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt is placed
  • in the Sano modification, a right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit (Sano shunt) is used instead
• atrial septal resection

History and etymology

William Norwood and associates described the technique in 1980s .

Siehe auch:

• Single Ventricle