The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 58, 543-545, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Primary repair of aortopulmonary septal defect, interrupted aortic arch, and anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery
RP Burke and HM Rosenfeld
Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.
Aortopulmonary septal defect, interruption of the aortic arch, and
anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the aorta comprised a
challenging constellation of defects in a 13-day-old neonate, who underwent
complete repair without homograft tissue or synthetic graft. After the
aorta was separated from the pulmonary artery, the descending aorta was
anastomosed to the septal defect in the ascending aorta. The right
pulmonary artery was anastomosed to the septal defect in the main pulmonary
artery, anterior to the aorta. The postoperative course was uncomplicated,
and the potential for growth of both great vessels was optimized.