Isolated origin of right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta: successful surgical correction in a new born infant

ABSTRACT

The origin of right or lift pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta occurring as an isolated finding is rare congenital condition. So far about 65 cases have been described in the world literature. In this paper, we present such a case, a10 days old female infant who developed picture of congestive heart failure shortly after birth due to this anomaly. Surgical correction by primary anastomosis without cardiopulmonary bypass was carried out successfully at Hamad General Hospital [Qatar]