Single Lung Repair for Truncus Arteriosus: A Case Report Defining Issues

Neeraj Awasthy, Savitri Shrivastava and KS Iyer

Department of Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, India

^*Correspondance to: Neeraj Awasthy 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1175

Abstract

Persistent Truncus arteriosus (TA) and Tetrology of Fallot is commonly associated with unilateral absence of branch pulmonary arteries. Of these two TA being a high flow and high pressure situation has early setting of worsening pulmonary vascular resistance. Thus operability and management remains an issue of contention in such a case of TA. Also of concern in long term outcome of these subgroup of patient whenever they are operated and more so when they undergo surgery in post infancy period. We describe a case of TA with absent left pulmonary artery followed up for four years.

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Awasthy N, Shrivastava S, Iyer KS. Single Lung Repair for Truncus Arteriosus: A Case Report Defining Issues. Clin Surg. 2016; 1: 1175.