title: [Anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta: a case report].
abstract: We report a successful case of anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta. A 34 days old infant, who had suffered from cardiogenic shock, underwent a direct anastomosis of the right pulmonary artery to the main pulmonary artery behind the ascending aorta under cardiopulmonary bypass. Postoperative catheterization showed no significant stenosis over the anastomosis and normalized pulmonary artery pressure. We conclude that early surgical correction is necessary in the treatment of this life threatening disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagano Children's Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagatsu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Satomi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasukouchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ota
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*