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Surgical repair of discontinuous right pulmonary artery utilising an autologous main pulmonary artery flap: a case report and literature review.

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This is a case of an infant with unilateral discontinuous right pulmonary artery. Cardiac catheterisation with pulmonary wedge injection diagnosed the anomaly and aided in surgical planning. The patient underwent… Click to show full abstract

This is a case of an infant with unilateral discontinuous right pulmonary artery. Cardiac catheterisation with pulmonary wedge injection diagnosed the anomaly and aided in surgical planning. The patient underwent semi-autologous surgical repair utilising an autologous main pulmonary artery flap. One month following discharge, he underwent successful balloon dilation of the residual stenosis and was discharged the same day.

Keywords: pulmonary artery; discontinuous right; artery; surgical repair; right pulmonary; utilising autologous

Journal Title: Cardiology in the young
Year Published: 2021

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