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A Coronary Challenge: Management of Dextro-Transposition With Levo-Malposed Great Vessels
Mark B Lewis1, John D Cleveland1, Julie Fenske1
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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A full-term neonate was transferred to our facility after a postnatal diagnosis of dextro (D)-transposition and a ventricular septal defect (VSD). Initial transthoracic echocardiogram revealed atrial situs solitus (S), D-looped ventricles, ventriculo-arterial discordance, and levo-malposition of the great arteries. A single coronary artery was found to be originating from the rightward and anterior sinus of the aortic root. Therefore, we discussed our operative plan as a multidisciplinary team given the atypical anatomy and ultimately decided upon a full repair with an arterial switch operation and VSD closure. We describe our operative technique employed to tackle this uncommon anatomy.
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