Datasheet1_Surgical treatment of anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery from the descending aorta in a teenager: a case report.pdf

Anomalous origin of one pulmonary artery (AOPA) is a rare congenital heart disease whose symptoms often occur in infancy, and patients have little chance of surviving into adulthood without timely treatments. AOPA is more frequent in infants and toddlers rather than in adults, and it accounts for only 0.12% of all congenital heart disease cases. In all AOPA cases, the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta remains common. This study reported a case with anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery (AOLPA) from the descending aorta in a teenager who underwent double-incision surgery of median sternotomy and left lateral thoracotomies with favorable outcomes.

单支肺动脉异常起源（Anomalous origin of one pulmonary artery, AOPA）是一种罕见的先天性心脏病，其症状多在婴儿期出现，若未接受及时治疗，患者几乎无法存活至成年。该病在婴幼儿群体中的发病率高于成人，且在所有先天性心脏病病例中占比仅为0.12%。在所有AOPA病例中，以右肺动脉起源于升主动脉的类型最为常见。本研究报道了1例青少年患者的左肺动脉异常起源于降主动脉（Anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery, AOLPA）病例，该患者接受了正中胸骨切开联合左侧开胸的双切口手术治疗，术后预后良好。