Tetralogy of fallot associated with a double aortic arch: palliation with a prosthetic tube graft.
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.
Tiraboschi
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Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy.
Manasse
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Parenzan
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