title: Anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta. Successful surgical correction in an infant with Fallot's tetralogy.
abstract: We describe the case of a 40-day-old female patient with a history of breathlessness since birth who was referred to our hospital for surgical correction of common arterial trunk. The invasive investigation disclosed a Fallot cent s tetralogy anatomy associated with an anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta. Immediately after diagnosis, the patient underwent a successful total surgical correction of the defect, including simultaneous anastomosis of the left pulmonary artery to the pulmonary trunk.
authors.affiliation: Hospital das Clínicas de Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. ftvamaral@bol.com
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amaral
authors.forename: Mônica A C
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: João A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Granzotti
authors.forename: Paulo Henrique
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Manso
authors.forename: Walter V A
authors.initials: WV
authors.lastname: Vicente
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*