Norwood Procedure

Norwood Procedure A complex surgical procedure used for hypoplastic
left-heart syndrome (and similar variants) where reconstruction of the absent or
small aorta is accomplished by using the patient's own pulmonary artery. This
allows unobstructed blood flow to be delivered to the body. As part of the
Norwood procedure, the wall between the upper chambers of the heart is removed
(atrial septectomy), and a small Gore-tex? tube (shunt) is inserted from the
aorta to the pulmonary arteries.