[Surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot with anomalous origin of left pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta]

Abstract

A surgically corrected case of tetralogy of Fallot with anomalous origin of left pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta is presented. The patient was under-developed 3-year-old girl. She weighed only 1,000 grams at birth and had a systolic heart murmur and slight cyanosis. Echocardiography demonstrated the features of tetralogy of Fallot shortly after birth. Chest roentgenogram showed right ventricular enlargement, but vascular marking of lung was almost normal. Catheterization and cineangiography demonstrated the findings of tetralogy of Fallot. Final diagnosis of anomalous origin of left pulmonary artery from ascending aorta was confirmed by aortography. Surgical correction was accomplished using cardiopulmonary bypass with surface cooling. The left pulmonary artery was detached from the aorta and anastomosed to the main pulmonary artery. Pulmonary valve stenosis and severe infundibular hypertrophy were corrected, and ventricular septal defect was closed with a patch. Postoperative recovery was uneventful. On follow up after surgery, she appears to be in very good condition.