All issues > Volume 35(7); 1992

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1992;35(7):995-1000. Published online July 15, 1992.

Two Cases of Anomalous Origin of the Right Pulmonary Artery from the Ascending Aorta

Yong Won YW Park¹, Chung Il CI Noh¹, Jung Yun JY Choi¹, Yong Soo YS Yun¹, Yong Jin YJ Kim¹, Joon Ryang JR Rho¹, Kyung Pil KP Suh¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Anomalous origin of the pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta is a rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly which usually involves the right pulmonary artery. Because congestive heart failure and the pulmonary vascular obstructive changes develop early in life, early diagnosis and surgical correction are essential. We experienced two cases of anomalous origin of the right pulmonry artery from the ascending aorta; aorticopulmonary septal defect was combined in one case and patent ductus arteriosus in the other. Because both cases had a successful surgical correction, we report our two cases with brief review of literature.

Keywords :Anomalous origin of right pulmonary artery, Aorticopulmonary septal defect, Aorta