Jatene procedure

Jatene procedure

Jatene procedure is arterial switch operation, a corrective surgery for d-transposition of great arteries, known in short as d-TGA. d-TGA is a condition in which aorta arises from the right ventricle and pulmonary artery arises from the left ventricle. It is a congenital heart disease with cyanosis. An septal defect or patent ductus arteriosus is associated with d-TGA as survival is impossible without that. In Jatene procedure, aorta is connected back to the left ventricle and pulmonary artery to the right ventricle, thus normalizing the circulation. The procedure has to be done quite early after birth, as early as two to three weeks.