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Cases with simultaneous Mustard operation are a challenging technical expansion. This retrospective study aims to evaluate long-term outcomes in a single-centre cohort.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All patients undergoing the en bloc rotation at the Children\u2019s Heart Center Linz between 2003 and 2024 were retrospectively analysed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The en bloc rotation was performed in 38 patients. Median age at operation was 4.1 (0.7; 23.9) months, weight 5.4 (3.7; 9.6) kg. A congenitally corrected transposition was present in 3 patients, in which a simultaneous Mustard procedure was performed. Median cardiopulmonary bypass time was 291 (270; 353) minutes, aortic cross-clamp time 160 (142; 185) minutes. The pulmonary valve could be preserved in 24 children (63%). Two patients died during the hospital stay (5%). During a follow-up period of median 9.3 (4.4; 14.3) years, 3 further children deceased, 5 surgical reinterventions were necessary. There was no death or surgical reintervention in the congenitally corrected transposition group.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The long-term outcome of the en bloc rotation is very promising, as could be expected due to the anatomic repair with growth potential in all tubular structures. 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