title: Anomalous origin of one pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta (hemitruncus) in a premature infant: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Anomalous origin of one pulmonary artery from the aorta (AOPA) is a rare congenital anomaly. Here, we report the case of a premature infant with a delayed diagnosis of AOPA who died before surgical repair could be attempted, and we review the literature regarding the diagnosis and surgical approaches in premature infants with AOPA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
authors.forename: Wenjing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bi
authors.forename: Weidong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Cong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Fuzhi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
keywords: aorta; congenital heart disease; pulmonary artery; pulmonary artery hypertension