Cardiac Surgery in Turkey
Cardiac surgery consists of basically two types of procedures, Open heart and Closed heart, the former being done with the help of a heart lung machine and the latter, without the need for a heart lung machine.
Following are the most common procedures done in Turkey,
ALCAPA repair in Turkey: Pulmonary artery of anomalous left coronary artery. There is a rare congenital anomaly in which the Left Coronary Artery emerges from the Pulmonary Artery, rather than the aorta. The surgical procedure consists, to begin with, of re-implanting the left coronary artery back to the ascending aorta where it would have occurred.
Aortic root replacement in Turkey: A surgical operation in which both the aortic valve and the ascending aorta are replaced by the artificial valve and the coronary buttons are grafted and re-implanted into the prothesic graft.
AP Window Closure in Turkey: Aorto Pulmonary Window Closure-a connection between the pulmonary artery and the ascending aorta. Repair involves closing this contact using a pericardial or prosthetic patch.
ASD closure in Turkey: Atrial Septal Defect – Surgical closure of a defect between the left and right atria in the septum / partition, usually with a pericardial patch.
Repair of the AV channel in Turkey: Repair of the atrio-ventricular canal. It is a dynamic defect where not only are the valves incompletely developed but there are also defects in the atrial and/or ventricular septae / partitions. Repair requires not only replacing the two valves but reconstituting the septae as well.
AVR in Turkey: Aortic Valve Replacement, a process in which a prothetic (mechanical)/bio-prosthetic (tissue) valve is replaced by an aortic valve.
BD Glenn in Turkey: Bidirectional Glenn – This is an initial procedure that increases blood flow to the lungs by connecting the Superior Vena Cava with the right pulmonary artery as a prelude to connecting the lower Vena Cava with the main pulmonary / left pulmonary artery.
Revised BT Shunt in Turkey: Revised Blalock Taussig Shunt – A palliative treatment for certain cyanotics with decreased pulmonary blood flow, the most common being Tetralogy of Fallot, where the subclavic artery is linked to the corresponding pulmonary artery using a suitable artificial tube graft.
CABG in Turkey: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: This is a procedure by which blocked coronary arteries are bypassed by conduits from another part of the body (left / right internal mammary artery from the chest wall, radial artery from the forearm, and/or leg veins).
CoA Repair in Turkey: This is a condition where the aorta normally occurs in the proximal thoracic aorta segment with a narrowing (Coarctation). The procedure involves extracting the shortened segment and directly linking the aorta’s two ends if possible, or inserting a prosthetic graft between the two aortic segments.
Cor Triatriatum repair in Turkey: An irregular membrane that separates the LA into two chambers in the Left Atrium. In this process, the membrane is excised surgically.
DCRV repair in Turkey: Double chambered right ventricle – abnormal, surgically removed muscle bundles within the right ventricle.
DORV repair in Turkey: Double outlet Right ventricle usually happens in both the great ventricle arteries. The repair consists of closing the ventricular septal defect so that blood is pumped into the aorta by the left ventricle and the right ventricle into the main pulmonary artery;
Fontan in Turkey: A treatment for congenital heart disease with a functionally single ventricle in which the systemic venous return is sent directly to the pulmonary circulation by separating the SVC and the IVC and binding it to the pulmonary arteries. This is most often achieved without the use of heart lung unit, using shunts from SVC-RA and IVC- RA.
Lung resection in Turkey: A procedure for removing tumors and lung cysts.
MV Repair in Turkey: Mitral Valve Repair, where surgical repair of the mitral valve is done.
MVR in Turkey: Mitral Valve Replacement, where a prosthetic (artificial)/bio-prosthetic (tissue) valve replaces the mitral valve surgically. It just occurs when the valve is beyond recovery and can’t be fixed.
Myxoma excision in Turkey: an operation in which a myxoma-a connective tissue tumor that is normally located in the chambers of the heart-is excised (cut and removed). Occurs usually in the atria.
Repair PAPVC in Turkey: Partial repair of anomalous pulmonary venous connection. One is more of RA drain from pulmonary veins. Surgical correction involves closure of the associated ASD, routing the pulmonary vein/s to LA.
PDA Ligation / Division in Turkey: Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation / Division, a procedure in which the Ductus Arteriosus patent is linked (tied) or divided (cut) between the pulmonary artery and the aorta.
Pericardiectomy in Turkey: The removal of the adhered pericardium is a surgical procedure for the treatment of pericarditis (pericardium infection).
RSOV repair in Turkey: Ruptured Sinus Of Valsalva repair – a condition in which one of the aorta cusps in the Valsalva sinus ruptures (tears / open) into one of the heart’s right sided chambers. Repair means the breach is closed.
SAM Excision in Turkey: Sub Aortic Membrane excision, an aorta surgical procedure where a membrane below the aortic valve obstructs blood outflow to the aorta.
Supra Valvular Aortic Stenosis in Turkey: Severe narrowing supra-valvular portion of the ascending aorta is surgically repaired.
TAPVC repair in Turkey: Complete Pulmonary Anomalous Venous Contact repair – condition in which all pulmonary veins flow into RA rather than LA. Surgical correction involves routing them to LA.
TGA in Turkey: The transposition of broad arteries is a severe congenital defect in which the aorta develops from the right ventricle and the left ventricle pulmonary artery, contributing to simultaneous systemic and pulmonary circulation.
Thymectomy in Turkey: A surgical procedure for the Myasthenia Gravis disease that requires thymus gland excision. This is done for Thymus tumors, too.
T.O.F. Repair: surgical treatment for Fallot Tetralogy (TOF) (Ventricular Septal Defect, Pulmonary Stenosis, Right Ventricular Hypertrophy, Overriding Aorta), VSD is closed and the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) is reconstructed / increased.
VSD Closure in Turkey: Ventricular Septal Defect – Surgical closure of an abnormal opening between the left and right ventricles in the septum / partition. There are different types of VSD, depending on the opening position in the septum.
