Anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta. Successful surgical correction in an infant with Fallot's tetralogy.
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.
Amaral
Fernando
F
Hospital das Clínicas de Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. ftvamaral@bol.com
Teixeira
Mônica A C
MA
Granzotti
João A
JA
Manso
Paulo Henrique
PH
Vicente
Walter V A
WV
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*