title: Repair of coarctation in right circumflex retroesophageal arch.
abstract: A right-sided circumflex retroesophageal aortic arch combined with a ventricular septal defect and severe coarctation is an extremely rare condition. Moreover, surgical correction is significant when performing an anatomical reconstruction of the left aortic arch by end-to-side and native tissue-to-tissue anastomosis instead of using a bypass graft. The authors describe an unusual case of a 1 month-old neonate with a ventricular septal defect and coarctation of a right-sided circumflex retroesophageal aortic arch who underwent successful surgical correction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Handong University Sunlin Hospital, Kyungsangbukdo, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jinyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Woong-Han
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Heewoon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jungkon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Jae Gun
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.forename: Ki Bum
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eun Jung
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Bae
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods