title: Postductal origin of the left carotid, left subclavian, and aberrant retroesophageal right innominate arteries in truncus arteriosus with interrupted aortic arch.
abstract: A neonate presented to the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan with truncus arteriosus and interrupted left aortic arch, with associated postductal origin of the left carotid, left subclavian, and aberrant retroesophageal right innominate arteries. In addition, the patient was diagnosed with DiGeorge syndrome. This unique anomaly has not been previously reported. The anatomy, pathophysiology, embryology, and successful surgical management of this anomaly are reviewed in this report.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Section of Cardiac Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishizaka
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Strouse
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Ohye
mesh_terms: D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000002:abnormalities*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004062:DiGeorge Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*