A shunt from the brain: left internal carotid artery arising from the left pulmonary artery in tetralogy of Fallot.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Origin of a common carotid artery from a pulmonary artery is extremely rare, but isolated origin of an internal carotid artery from a pulmonary artery with intracardiac anomaly has not been reported before. We report a case of the left internal carotid artery arising from the left pulmonary artery in a case of tetralogy of Fallot. The possible embryologic mechanism and the surgical management of this unique lesion are described.
Medical subject headings
- Carotid Artery, Internal
- Pulmonary Artery
- Tetralogy of Fallot