title: Repair of aortic arch atresia with diffuse hypoplasia of the descending thoracic aorta.
abstract: We report successful repair of a rare combination of aortic arch atresia and diffuse long-segment hypoplasia of the descending aorta in a 2-month-old infant with PHACES association. Intraoperative findings and surgical techniques are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. khaldiab@ngha.med.sa
authors.forename: Abdulaziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Khaldi
authors.forename: Fahad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alhabshan
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tamimi
authors.forename: Nerood
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jha
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013577:Syndrome; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome