J Med Assoc Thai 1998; 81 (10):803

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Successful Modified Norwood Operation for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in Neonatal Peroid : The First Reported Case in Thailand
Benjacholamas V Mail, Lertsapcharoen P , Boonburapong P

We report a neonatal patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome on whom Modified
Norwood operation was performed when she was 21 days old. The details of the operative technic
and postoperative care were presented. Her growth and development at 6 months after operation
was in normal range. This is the first successful modified Norwood operation for hypoplastic
left heart syndrome in the neonatal period in Thailand.

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