Aortic coarctation with persistent fifth left aortic arch.
A neonate with severe aortic coarctation showed a double lumen transverse aorta (persistent fifth aortic arch) with both channels joining at the isthmus where the obstruction was confirmed by echocardiography and cardiac catheterization. Surgical repair was performed with a pantaloon-shaped patch. Persistent fifth aortic arch does not result in a vascular ring and, per se, is not hemodynamically significant unless associated with other cardiac malformations.
Santoro
Giuseppe
G
Caianiello
Giuseppe
G
Palladino
Maria Teresa
MT
Iacono
Carola
C
Russo
Maria Giovanna
MG
Calabrò
Raffaele
R
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male