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Kaushal Kishore Tiwari1,2, Mohamed Shafiu2, Aishath Eleena3,4
1Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal.
JACC. Case Reports
|October 27, 2022
Abstract:
We report a rare case of persistent patent arterial duct (PDA) in the combination of diverticulum of Kommerell, aberrant left subclavian artery, and total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). Surgical correction of the defect was done by ligating and dividing the PDA and correcting the TAPVC. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
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