A simple and feasible technique for repair of anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta.
Anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta is a rare congenital cardiac malformation and the direct reimplantation technique has been the strategy of choice, although postoperative restenosis across the anastomosis site is frequently observed. In the described case, a simple and feasible technique was used with satisfactory results at 20-month follow-up.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital of the Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China. lilei3097@hotmail.com
Lei
L
Li
Junwu
J
Su
Yongtao
Y
Wu
Yi
Y
Luo
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*