What is it about?
Truncus arterioles is a rare congenital heart disease. Its association with pulmonary arteries that crosses each other at origin is further rare. This article reports novel use of this interesting association for surgical repair.
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Why is it important?
This provides a newer technique for surgical repair of Truncus arterioles with crossed pulmonary arteries.
Perspectives
Improvising upon the known techniques and tools available to us makes the practice of medicine more interesting to medical professionals. This also helps patients in achieving better clinical care and outcomes.
Dr Saurabh Kumar Gupta
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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This page is a summary of: Crossed Pulmonary Arteries in a Patient With Persistent Truncus Arteriosus, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, June 2016, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.069.
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