Posterior pericardial ascending-to-descending aortic bypass for interrupted aortic arch in an adult.
Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) in the adult population is an extremely rare condition. In this case report, we present a 35-year old male patient with Type A interrupted aortic arch (IAA) and discuss the successful surgical treatment.
Celkan
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey. celkan@superonline.com <celkan@superonline.com>
Daglar
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Kazaz
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Koruk
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D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000473:pathology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000473:pathology