title: A novel procedure for reconstructing an extensive hypoplastic aortic arch in older children.
abstract: Aortic arch reconstruction is the key to successfully repairing an interrupted aortic arch (IAA) with tubular hypoplasia of the aortic arch (THAA), especially in older children. We report a novel reconstruction technique involving aortapulmonary fusion that was used to treat THAA in a 9 year-old patient with IAA. In this procedure, the underside of the aortic arch and the upside of the main pulmonary artery were fused to reconstruct the aortic arch. The short-term outcome of the procedure has been promising. This procedure may represent an alternative for repairing extensive THAA in older children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
authors.forename: Sijie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
authors.forename: Yifeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
authors.forename: Shijun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China zhaotianli69@126.com.
authors.forename: Tianli
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Congenital heart disease; Hypoplastic arch; Interrupted aortic arch; Older children