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.
Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Abnormalities, Multiple / surgery
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Anastomosis, Surgical
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Cardiomegaly / etiology
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Cardiopulmonary Bypass
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Dobutamine / therapeutic use
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Female
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Humans
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Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology
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Infant
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Milrinone / therapeutic use
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Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
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Pulmonary Artery / surgery
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Sildenafil Citrate / therapeutic use
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Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / complications
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Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / surgery*
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Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods
Substances
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Dobutamine
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Sildenafil Citrate
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Milrinone