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CASE REPORT article

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.
Sec. Aortic Surgery and Endovascular Repair Archive
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1423153

Surgical Treatment of Anomalous Origin of the Left Pulmonary Artery from the Descending Aorta in a Teenager: A Case Report

Provisionally accepted
Fuzheng Guo Fuzheng Guo Simeng Zhang Simeng Zhang Zhe Du Zhe Du Jing Tai Jing Tai Fengbo Pei Fengbo Pei Yi Shi Yi Shi *
  • Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China

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    Anomalous origin of one pulmonary artery (AOPA) is a rare congenital heart disease whose symptoms often occur in infancy, and patients have little chance of surviving into adulthood without timely treatments. AOPA is more frequent in infants and toddlers rather than in adults, and it accounts for only 0.12% of all congenital heart disease cases. In all AOPA cases, the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta remains common. This study reported a case with anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery (AOLPA) from the descending aorta in a teenager who underwent double-incision surgery of median sternotomy and left lateral thoracotomies with favorable outcomes.

    Keywords: AOLPA, descending aorta, congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, Hemoptysis

    Received: 25 Apr 2024; Accepted: 27 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Guo, Zhang, Du, Tai, Pei and Shi. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Yi Shi, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China

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