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Right aortic arch with bilateral arterial duct and nonconfluent pulmonary arteries without associated cardiac defects: Prenatal diagnosis and successful postnatal treatment
Author(s) -
Cordisco Adalgisa,
Murzi Bruno,
Chiappa Enrico
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.13709
Subject(s) - medicine , right pulmonary artery , pulmonary artery , prenatal diagnosis , left pulmonary artery , cardiology , aortic arch , surgery , aorta , pregnancy , fetus , biology , genetics
We describe a rare case of right aortic arch with bilateral arterial duct and disconnected left pulmonary artery. Prenatal diagnosis allowed to plan delivery at the referral center and to maintain perfusion of the disconnected pulmonary artery through prostaglandin E 1 infusion until surgical reconnection was performed. Early postnatal treatment avoided functional loss of the left lung that would have happened if malformation had not been identified before birth.