Aortico-left ventricular tunnel: a case report and review of the literature.
A 5-year-old child was operated on for aortico-left ventricular tunnel (ALVT). Postoperative cardiac catheterization revealed obliteration of the aortic end of the tunnel, normalization of systemic pressure and mild residual aortic valvular insufficiency. A review of the literature carefully considers the anatomical and clinical findings from previous reports involving 27 other patients, along with suggestions for appropriate surgical management of ALVT.
Llorens
R
R
Service of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Clinic, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Arcas
R
R
Herreros
J
J
De la Fuente
A
A
Barriuso
C
C
Casillas
J A
JA
Enriquez
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A