Right Pulmonary Artery Originating Form Ascending Aorta: A Report of Case.
- Author:
Byung Chul KIM
1
;
Seung Hwan PYUN
;
Jung Wook SEO
;
Pill Jo CHOI
;
Si Chan SUNG
;
Jong Soo WOO
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan City Medical Center, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary artery;
Heart defect, congenital
- MeSH:
Aorta*;
Aortic Valve;
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent;
Heart Defects, Congenital;
Humans;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Pulmonary Artery*
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1997;30(10):1019-1023
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The anomaly which the right pulmonary artery originates from the ascending aorta is a rare and usually fatal form of congenital heart disease. This lesion is often associated with a patent ductus arteriosus. Death frequently occurs in early infancy. Anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery is much more common than anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery. The anomalous right pulmonary artery usually arise from the posterior aspect of the ascending aorta close to the aortic valve. We report a 1 month-old infant with right pulmonary artery arising from the ascending aorta, which was corrected successfully by direct anastomosis to the main pulmonary artery.
