Repair of coarctation in right circumflex retroesophageal arch.

Song, Jinyoung; Kim, Woong-Han; Kim, Heewoon; Koh, Jungkon; Kwak, Jae Gun; Kim, Ki Bum; Bae, Eun Jung · Ann Thorac Surg · 2009

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A right-sided circumflex retroesophageal aortic arch combined with a ventricular septal defect and severe coarctation is an extremely rare condition. Moreover, surgical correction is significant when performing an anatomical reconstruction of the left aortic arch by end-to-side and native tissue-to-tissue anastomosis instead of using a bypass graft. The authors describe an unusual case of a 1 month-old neonate with a ventricular septal defect and coarctation of a right-sided circumflex retroesophageal aortic arch who underwent successful surgical correction.

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