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.
Cantinotti
Massimiliano
M
Departments of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Italy. cantinotti@ifc.cnr.it
Maizza
Anna F
AF
Murzi
Michele
M
Assanta
Nadia
N
Margaryan
Rafik
R
Recla
Sabine
S
Murzi
Bruno
B
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*