title: Surgical management in paediatric patients with left abnormal subclavian artery and right aortic arch.
abstract: Left abnormal subclavian artery and right aortic arch is described as a rare cause of dyspnoea and dysphagia in paediatric patients. The optimal surgical management of such cases is not clearly established. We propose a single-stage repair by transection of the patent ductus arteriosus or ligamentum arteriosum and an additional transection of the left abnormal subclavian artery with reimplantation into the common carotid artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany. ralf.sodian@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sodian
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rassoulian
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kaczmarek
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kozlik-Feldmann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reichart
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daebritz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D018376:Cardiovascular Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery