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Preoperative three-dimensional angiography. Anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery from descending aorta is indicated by the yellow arrow.
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A 15-year-old boy (182 cm/90 kg) with a body mass index of 27 kg/m2, complaining of aggravated hemoptysis during recent 2 months, was scheduled to undergo selective corrective surgery for AOLPA from the descending aorta (Figure 1).
Preoperative ECG (A) and chest x-ray (B). Preoperative electrocardiogram indicated sinus arrhythmia and chest x-ray showed normal chest image.
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ECG and chest x-ray before the operation were normal (Figure 2).
Postoperative volume-rendered cardiac CT angiography image. Repaired descending aorta with pericardium patch was showed as the blue arrow. AOLPA anastomosed to the main pulmonary artery via 18# synthetic vessel is indicated by the yellow arrow. AOLPA, anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery; CT, computed tomography.
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Postoperative volume-rendered cardiac computed tomography (CT) angiography image indicated satisfying correction results (Figure 3).