The combination of a left aortic arch, a right-sided descending thoracic aorta with a left-sided arterial duct.
A nine-year-old male child presented with a history of recurrent chest infections and breathlessness. On investigation, he was found to have a left aortic arch with a right-sided descending thoracic aorta along with a left-sided arterial duct. He also had mild aortic stenosis with regurgitation. The duct was successfully ligated under controlled hypotensive anesthesia through a left posterolateral thoracotomy.
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
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D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male