title: Type B interrupted aorta in an adult patient.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Interrupted aortic arch is a rare congenital malformation characterized by a complete loss of luminal continuity between the ascending and descending aorta. It is often diagnosed during the neonatal period.
  
  
  METHODS
  We presented a 51-year-old male patient with interrupted aortic arch type B who was treated successfully with posterolateral thoracotomy without using cardiopulmonary bypass.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prognosis for interrupted aortic arch depends on the associated congenital anomalies, but the outcome is usually very poor unless there is surgical treatment. Survival into adulthood depends on the development of collateral circulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Istanbul Liv Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozkara
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ezelsoy
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Onat
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ilhan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sanisoglu
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures