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01.04.2012 | Images in Pediatric Cardiology
Pulmonary Trunk With an Atypical Course and Hypoplastic Branches in Type 1 Truncus Arteriosus: A Morphologic Report
verfasst von:
Giselle Serrano, Adel González, Francisco Díaz
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Cardiology
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Ausgabe 4/2012
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Excerpt
Truncus arteriosus is characterized by a single arterial vessel arising from the base of the heart and giving origin to the coronary, pulmonary, and systemic arteries. Collett and Edwards [
1] recognized four types of truncus arteriosus based on the anatomic origin of the pulmonary arteries. In type 1, a short pulmonary trunk gives rise to both pulmonary branches. An atypical course of the pulmonary trunk with hypoplasia of the pulmonary branches is exceedingly rare, as previously reported [
2‐
4]. Considering the rarity of this condition it was thought worth reporting. …