Aortopulmonary Collateral Artery from the Proximal Ascending Aorta: A Rare Anatomical Finding

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2020 Sep;11(5):669-671. doi: 10.1177/2150135120918205.

Abstract

Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries is a rare congenital heart lesion in which pulmonary blood supply may arise from different segments of the aorta. We report an unusual case of a newborn with a major collateral artery originating from the proximal ascending aorta. Successful reparative surgery was undertaken.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography
  • Aorta / abnormalities*
  • Aorta / diagnostic imaging
  • Collateral Circulation*
  • Echocardiography
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Artery / physiopathology
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery
  • Vascular Malformations / diagnosis*
  • Vascular Malformations / physiopathology