Surgical management in interrupted aortic arch and atrioventricular canal.
This report concerns the management of two infants born with a combination of interrupted aortic arch with atrioventricular canal and possible left ventricular hypoplasia. Staged management including initial reconstruction of the aortic arch followed by partial intracardiac correction and, finally, closure of intentionally created atrial septal defects was successful.
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004694:Endocardial Cushion Defects / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn