Ross-Konno for Interrupted Aortic Arch: Simplified Arch Reconstruction Using Swing-Back Technique

Aortic Arch Thrombosis Mimicking Interrupted Aortic Arch

We report a case of a 32-week-gestation male who presented initially with symptoms suggestive of an interrupted aortic arch. The absence of a VSD prompted further investigations, including a CT angiogram, which revealed that he had an extensive thrombus in his aorta. He underwent a successful aortic thrombectomy with arch repair on cardiopulmonary bypass support. In view of the extensive thromb...

[Interrupted aortic arch].

Interrupted aortic arch is a congenital malformation characterized by a complete separation between the ascending aorta and the descending aorta. In type B interrupted aortic arch, the most common form of the condition, the separation is produced between the left carotid and subclavian arteries and is associated with an interventricular communication. The descending aorta is supplied by the pul...

Percutaneous reconstruction of interrupted aortic arch in an adult.

Aortic Arch Anomalies: Simplified Classification

Between the years 1965 and 1970, ten patients were operated on for congenital anomalies of the aortic arch which caused symptoms of tracheoesophageal compression. The classic Edwards' diagram was modified for a more simple mterpretation of these anomalies. Accordingly, all our patients were found to belong to four distinct variations: 1) double aortic arch, which was divided in twosubgroups, a)...

Arch Reconstruction with Autologous Pulmonary Artery Patch in Interrupted Aortic Arch

Various surgical techniques have been developed for the repair of an interrupted aortic arch. However, tension and Gothic arch formation at the anastomotic site have remained major problems for these techniques: Excessive tension causes arch stenosis and left main bronchus compression, and Gothic arch configuration is related to cardiovascular complications. To resolve these problems, we adopte...