title: Crossed Pulmonary Arteries in a Patient With Persistent Truncus Arteriosus.
abstract: We report a 14-month-old child with persistent truncus arteriosus and crossed pulmonary arteries. The potential advantage of crossed pulmonary artery arrangement in achieving surgical correction is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Sciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: sachintalwar@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Talwar
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Sciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Palleti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rajashekar
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Sciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Saurabh Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Sciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Gurpreet Singh
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Sciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Balram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Airan
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004280:Dobutamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D020105:Milrinone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004280:Dobutamine; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate; D020105:Milrinone