Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2011; 39(6): 499-500 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2011.01491
Crossed pulmonary arteries in conjunction with tetralogy of Fallot
Bülent Koca1, Funda Öztunç1, Yalım Yalçın21Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Pediatric Cardiology Department, Istanbul
2Siyami Ersek Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery Training And Research Hospital, Pediatric Cardiology Department, Istanbul
Crossed pulmonary arteries are an uncommon anomaly in which the left pulmonary artery originates superiorly and to the right of the right pulmonary artery, and the two pulmonary arteries cross each other. This anomaly may accompany other cardiac anomalies. We encountered this anomaly during echocardiographic examination of a 21-month-old boy. He had mesocardia, tetralogy of Fallot, right aortic arch, and malposition of the branch pulmonary arteries. Cardiac angiography confirmed intracardiac anomalies and showed the ostium of the left pulmonary artery lying superiorly and to the right of the right pulmonary artery and their crisscross.
Keywords: Heart defects, congenital, infant, pulmonary artery/abnormalities, tetralogy of Fallot
Corresponding Author: Bülent Koca, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English