title: Truncus arteriosus and double aortic arch associated with DiGeorge syndrome.
abstract: We report the 1st known case in which truncus arteriosus and double aortic arch have been associated with DiGeorge syndrome. The association of these 2 cardiovascular anomalies lends support, by itself, to speculation that truncus arteriosus and double aortic arch have a common embryonic pathogenesis; and the presence of these anomalies in a patient with DiGeorge syndrome strengthens the contention that the common causative factor is pathologic development of the neural crest cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical and Surgical Institute of Cardiology, 1st Medical School Hospital "Monaldi," Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pacileo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palma
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vosa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calabrò