title: Hypoplastic aortic arch with aortic coarctation: surgical correction.
abstract: This report describes an alternative operation for hypoplastic aortic arch. The technique conserves the vascularization of the left arm and avoids the need of using flaps or free patches. The operative procedure is documented in three patients.
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn