[Transposition of the great arteries with posterior aorta].

Abstract

Two cases of transposition of the great arteries (TGA) with posterior aorta are reported. The first was submitted to the Senning procedure with good outcome; the other had the diagnosis of double outlet right ventricle with severe pulmonary stenosis, and a Blalock-Taussig shunt was accomplished for hypoxic crisis. The patient died 11 days after surgery and the necropsy demonstrated TGA with posterior aorta. In both cases there was a sub-pulmonary infundibulum. The presence of ventricular septal defects allowed aortic-mitral fibrous continuity, a finding previously described in anatomical reports. Clinical and angiographic aspects are discussed.

• Authors: A C Tanaka, E Atik, N M Ikari, V D Aiello, L J Kajita, M Ebaid
• Journal: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (Arq Bras Cardiol) Vol. 60 Issue 5 Pg. 339-42 (May 1993) ISSN: 0066-782X [Print] Brazil
• Vernacular Title: Transposição das grandes artérias com aorta posterior.
• PMID: 8311751 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aorta (abnormalities)
• Aortography
• Electrocardiography
• Fatal Outcome
• Humans
• Infant
• Male
• Radiography, Thoracic
• Transposition of Great Vessels (diagnosis, surgery)