Procedures

Question 1

What’s the correlation between the LeCompte and Jantene procedure

Answer 1

Jatene procedure refers to the overall “arterial switch operation” used to correct transposition of the great arteries (TGA), while the Lecompte maneuver is a specific technique often employed during a Jatene procedure to position the pulmonary artery in the correct anatomical location; essentially, the Lecompte maneuver is a step within the Jatene procedure, not a separate operation