All issues > Volume 35(9); 1992

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1992;35(9):1303-1306. Published online September 15, 1992.

A Case of Right Pulmonary Artery Arising from Ascending Aorta

Chan Uhng CU Joo¹, Nam Ki NK Kim¹, Ja Hong JH Kuk², Doing Geun DG Lee³

¹Department of Pediatrics, Collefge of Medicine, Chunbuk National University, Korea
²Department of Thoracic Surgery, Collefge of Medicine, Chunbuk National University, Korea
³Department of Pathology, Collefge of Medicine, Chunbuk National University, Korea

Abstract

The anomaly consisting of one pulmonary artery arising from the ascending aorta while the other originates normally from the right ventricle is a rare congenital malformation. Early surgery is desirable to prevent pulmonary vascular obstructive disease. The autoors experienced a patient of right pulmonary artery arising from ascending aorta who had severe respiratory distress. Echocardiographic study and autopsy findings showed anomalous origin of right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta, patent ductus arteriosus, patient foramen ovale, and severe right ventricular hypertrophy.

Keywords :Anomalous origin of right pulmonary artery