Report of Four Cases
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was proposed by Carlon et al.1 in 1951. In 1954, Glenn and Patifio2 described a modification of this anastomosis by suturing the superior vena cava (SVC) directly to the right pulmonary artery (RPA). Theoretical hemodynamic advantages of this method of palliation, compared with operations anastomosing a systemic artery to pulmonary artery (Blalock-Taussig, Potts shunt), were increased pulmonary blood flow accompanied by an absolute reduction in intracardiac right-to-left shunt and avoidance of excessive pulmonary blood flow.3 However, reports soon began to
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