title: Repair of a distal ductal origin of the left pulmonary artery associated with a ventricular septal defect.
abstract: Absence of the main branch of the pulmonary artery (PA) with an intracardiac defect is commonly associated with conotruncal cardiac anomaly. It is rarely associated with a ventricular septal defect and PA hypertension. We describe a surgical technique to implant an aberrant left PA to the main PA in a case of a ventricular septal defect, severe pulmonary hypertension, and distal ductal origin of the left PA.
authors.affiliation: Department of CTVS, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, District Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. trushargajjar@gmail.com
authors.forename: Trushar P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Gajjar
authors.forename: Neelam B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods