Etymology

Rastelli procedure

Today it means: An open-heart surgical procedure using a pulmonary or aortic homograft conduit to relieve pulmonary obstruction in double outlet right ventricle with pulmonary stenosis. Full definition →

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Developed by Italian physician Giancarlo Rastelli in 1967.

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