Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure avoids coronary obstruction in complex D-transposition.

Although all coronary anatomy in D-transposition of the great arteries may be "switchable," there are reports in the literature of early and late coronary obstruction following the arterial switch operation. The Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure does not risk injury to the coronary arteries, and unlike the atrial switch, commits the left ventricle to the systemic circulation. We present a series of four neonates over 22 years with D-transposition of the great arteries and a concomitant coronary artery anomaly precluding arterial switch that were repaired using a Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure and right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit.