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Pseudoaneurysm following percutaneous balloon angioplasty for aortic arch recoarctation after the Norwood procedure

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We experienced a rare case of 5-month-old male infant presenting with a pseudoaneurysm following percutaneous balloon angioplasty for aortic arch recoarctation after undergoing the Norwood procedure. The pseudoaneurysm, which measured 1 cm in diameter, was located between the left carotid artery and the left subclavian artery. Under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, resection of the pseudoaneurysm and reconstruction of the neoaortic arch were performed successfully.

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  1. First Department of Surgery, University of Toyama, Graduate School of Medicine, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan

    Katsuhiro Yamanaka, Naoki Yoshimura, Tomonori Higuma & Fukiko Ichida

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Yamanaka, K., Yoshimura, N., Higuma, T. et al. Pseudoaneurysm following percutaneous balloon angioplasty for aortic arch recoarctation after the Norwood procedure. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 60, 305–307 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-011-0813-1

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