Surgical Management in Paediatric Patients with Left Abnormal Subclavian Artery and Right Aortic Arch

Objective

Symptomatic aberrant retrooesophageal left subclavian artery and right aortic arch is frequently associated with congenital heart disease that may require surgical correction [[1]]. We propose a single-stage repair of these complex lesions through a median sternotomy, or in patients with only a symptomatic abnormal left subclavian artery and right aortic arch, through a left lateral thoracotomy.

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