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Title: Surgical correction of persistent truncus arteriosus on a 33-year-old male with unilateral pulmonary hypertension from migration of pulmonary artery band
Authors: Ruan, W
Loh, Y.J 
Guo, K.W.Q
Tan, J.L 
Keywords: adult
case report
complication
Endocarditis, Bacterial
heart failure
Heart Valve Diseases
human
Hypertension, Pulmonary
male
pulmonary artery
pulmonary valve stenosis
treatment outcome
Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent
Adult
Endocarditis, Bacterial
Heart Failure
Heart Valve Diseases
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Male
Pulmonary Artery
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Treatment Outcome
Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent
Issue Date: 2016
Citation: Ruan, W, Loh, Y.J, Guo, K.W.Q, Tan, J.L (2016). Surgical correction of persistent truncus arteriosus on a 33-year-old male with unilateral pulmonary hypertension from migration of pulmonary artery band. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 11 (1) : 39. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1186/S13019-016-0435-X
Rights: Attribution 4.0 International
Abstract: Background: Persistent truncus arteriosus is a rare congenital condition with which survival into adulthood is dismal without surgery. This is the oldest patient reported to our knowledge demonstrating the feasibility of assessing operability in persistent truncus arteriosus with unilateral pulmonary stenosis, and performing full corrective surgery in adulthood. Case presentation: We report a Chinese male with successful correction of Type I persistent truncus arteriosus at 33 years of age. He had unilateral pulmonary hypertension from migration of pulmonary artery band from the main to the right pulmonary artery, severe truncal valve regurgitation from previous infective endocarditis, and progressive congestive heart failure. Improvement of lung perfusion was demonstrated 21 months post operation. Conclusion: This case demonstrated that in patients with persistent truncus arteriosus and two pulmonary arteries, pulmonary vascular disease or underdevelopment of one lung does not preclude a full corrective surgery so long as the other vascular bed is normal. It is important to emphasize the importance of assessing patient's operability in totality. © 2016 Ruan et al.
Source Title: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/179955
ISSN: 17498090
DOI: 10.1186/S13019-016-0435-X
Rights: Attribution 4.0 International
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