title: Truncus arteriosus with interrupted aortic arch in very low birth weight infants.
abstract: A neonate, born after 29 weeks and 2 days gestation (weight 1015 g), was diagnosed with truncus arteriosus and interrupted aortic arch. On postnatal day 30 (1378 g), we performed bilateral pulmonary artery banding. On postnatal day 107 (3024 g), we carried out aortic arch repair and a Rastelli-type procedure. During follow-up, branch pulmonary artery and ascending aortic stenosis was observed. At 15 months, surgical angioplasty of the ascending aorta and bilateral branch pulmonary arteries was undertaken using the Lecompte maneuver.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Medical Center & Children's Medical Center, Haebaru-cho, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Tai
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fuchigami
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Medical Center & Children's Medical Center, Haebaru-cho, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishioka
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Medical Center & Children's Medical Center, Haebaru-cho, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akashige
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Medical Center & Children's Medical Center, Haebaru-cho, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Medical Center & Children's Medical Center, Haebaru-cho, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Taisuke
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nabeshima
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Medical Center & Children's Medical Center, Haebaru-cho, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagata
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000792:Angiography; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Aorta; Blood vessel prosthesis implantation; Heart defects; Infant; Truncus arteriosus; Vascular surgical procedures; congenital; newborn; persistent; thoracic