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We present here an infant with an aortopulmonary window associated with an interrupted aortic arch. Single-stage repair with a pulmonary autograft patch for augmentation of the interrupted aortic arch repair was performed. Transpulmonary patch closure was used to repair the aortopulmonary window. A computed tomography scan at the 1-month follow-up demonstrated a reconstructed aortic arch without obstruction, kinking, or any sign of bronchial or branch pulmonary artery compression.
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Tateishi, A., Kawada, M. Pulmonary autograft patch aortoplasty for reconstruction of an interrupted aortic arch associated with an aortopulmonary window. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 57, 37–39 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-008-0325-9
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