title: Tetralogy of fallot associated with a double aortic arch: palliation with a prosthetic tube graft.
abstract: Tetralogy of Fallot associated with a double aortic arch is an extremely rare congenital anomaly. Among the 785 patients who underwent definitive repair of tetralogy of Fallot between 1969 and 1985 at our center, only 1-a 19-month-old girl-had a double aortic arch. This report describes her case history, which included successful palliative repair with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tube graft.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tiraboschi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Manasse
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Parenzan