Interrupted aortic arch and aortopulmonary window: one-stage repair in the first week of life.
Aortic arch interruption associated with an aortopulmonary window is a rare congenital malformation that needs an early diagnosis and surgical treatment to avoid irreversible pulmonary lesions. Here we describe a case of a successful one-stage surgical repair in a 3-day-old neonate, without the use of prosthetic material, for the correction of the aortic arch interruption.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Bologna, Italy.
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G
Gargiulo
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Zannini
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Albanese
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G
Frascaroli
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Santorelli
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Rossi
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Bonvicini
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Pierangeli
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013536:Suture Techniques