scholarly journals Interruption of Left Pulmonary Artery with Right Sided Aortic Arch with TOF: A Complete Anomaly Combination

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
Kiran Gangadhar

Interruption of the pulmonary artery is a rare congenital disorder. The clinical symptoms are non-specific and radiological investigations are the key to diagnosis. We present a case of interruption of the left pulmonary artery associated with Tetralogy of Fallot in a young male. The radiological and clinical features of this condition are also reviewed. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njr.v1i1.6322 Nepalese Journal of Radiology Vol.1(1): 37-40


2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 727-729
Author(s):  
Vishal Agrawal ◽  
Parth Solanki ◽  
Ritesh Shah ◽  
Divyakant Parmar ◽  
Amit Mishra

AbstractWe report the case of a 14-year-old female who had tetralogy of Fallot along with anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta with co-dominant double aortic arch forming a complete vascular ring compressing the oesophagus along with a left main coronary artery to right ventricular outflow tract fistula. She underwent surgical correction without conduit placement.



1970 ◽  
Vol 110 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
FELIX WYLER ◽  
MARKUS RUTISHAUSER ◽  
ARNI OLAFSSON ◽  
HERBERT J. KAUFMANN






2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cenk Aypak ◽  
Hülya Yıkılkan ◽  
Zekai Uysal ◽  
Süleyman Görpelioğlu

Unilateral absence of the pulmonary artery (UAPA) or pulmonary artery agenesis is a rare congenital disorder presenting with a wide spectrum of symptoms. UAPA is usually associated with cardiac anomalies and surgically treated in childhood. We report a rare case of a 50-year-old woman who was diagnosed with left pulmonary artery agenesis without any other cardiac anomalies. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of undiagnosed cases of UAPA in patients through a chest radiograph that suggests the diagnosis. Confirmation of the diagnosis and anatomic details can be discerned by CT scanning.



1974 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-58
Author(s):  
Yasuharu Imai ◽  
Yasushi Nishiya ◽  
Tetsuo Morikawa ◽  
Hiromi Kurosawa ◽  
Souji Konno


2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Yamato ◽  
Soichiro Funaki ◽  
Kazuo Shimamura ◽  
Keiwa Kin ◽  
Toru Kuratani ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Although complete surgical resection of thymic carcinoma is a prognostic factor, extended surgery combined with a major blood vessel procedure remains controversial because of the increased risk of mortality. We report a case of Stage IVa thymic carcinoma successfully resected with a pneumonectomy along with aortic arch replacement after chemotherapy. Case presentation A 45-year-old male was diagnosed with thymic carcinoma invasion to the aortic arch and left pulmonary artery. Malignant pericardial effusion was also noted, though disappeared after chemotherapy, thus surgical options were considered. A radical resection procedure including left pneumonectomy, aortic arch replacement with total rerouting of the supra-arch vessels, and right pulmonary artery plication was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient has been disease-free for 3 years. Conclusion Extended salvage surgery might be a valuable option for advanced thymic carcinoma.





Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 132 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsuko Kato ◽  
Christian Drolet ◽  
Shi-Joon Yoo ◽  
Andrew Redington ◽  
Lars Grosse-Wortmann

Introduction: The left pulmonary artery (LPA) contributes more than the right (RPA) to total pulmonary regurgitation (PR) in patients after tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair, but the mechanism of this difference is not well known. We hypothesized that unilaterally increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), resulting from lung compression by the enlarged and levorotated heart leads to greater PR in the LPA. This study aimed to analyze the interplay between heart and lung size, mediastinal geometry, and differential PR. Methods: This is a single-center retrospective analysis of 50 magnetic resonance studies in patients after TOF repair. Patients with more than mild discrete branch pulmonary artery stenosis were excluded. Blood flow was measured by phase-contrast velocity encoding within the branch pulmonary arteries. On the axial image with the largest total cardiac surface area, cardiac angle (α) between the thoracic anterior-posterior line and the interventricular septum, right and left lung areas as well as right and left hemithorax areas were measured (Figure). Results: There was no difference in LPA and RPA diameters. The LPA showed significantly less total forward flow (p=0.04), smaller net forward flow (p=<0.001), and greater RF (p=0.001) than the RPA. Left lung area was smaller than the right (p<0.001). RVEDVi correlated with LPA RF (R=0.48, p<0.001), but not with RPA RF. Larger RVEDVi correlated with a larger α angle (R=0.46, p<0.001), i.e. a more leftward cardiac axis and with smaller left lung area (R=-0.58, p<0.001). LPA RF, but not RPA RF, correlated inversely with left lung area indexed to the left hemithorax area (R=-0.34, p=0.02). Conclusions: An enlarged and levorotated heart - as a result of PR - is associated with smaller left lung size, and augments diastolic flow reversal in the LPA, presumably via increased left PVR. By imposing a further volume load on the RV, LPA regurgitation may thus close a positive feed-back loop of PR and RV dilatation.



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