Aortic arch laceration during aortic coarctation repair in a low-weight neonate and use of an extra-anatomical conduit.
We report the case of a 3-day-old male baby, weighing 1.6 kg with severe aortic coarctation and associated cardiac anomalies and extracardiac defects. We adopted an extra-anatomical conduit running from the left carotid artery to the descending aorta after laceration of the distal aortic arch due to extreme tissue fragility and baby immaturity.
Departments of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Italy. cantinotti@ifc.cnr.it
Massimiliano
M
Cantinotti
Anna F
AF
Maizza
Michele
M
Murzi
Nadia
N
Assanta
Rafik
R
Margaryan
Sabine
S
Recla
Bruno
B
Murzi
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020878:Device Removal; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012086:Reoperation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013908:Thoracotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*