Rastelli procedure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An open-heart surgical procedure using a pulmonary or aortic homograft conduit to relieve pulmonary obstruction in double outlet right ventricle with pulmonary stenosis.

Word forms

Rastelli procedure Rastelli procedures

Etymology

Developed by Italian physician Giancarlo Rastelli in 1967.

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