Anomalous systemic vessel to the lung with hypoplastic left heart syndrome in a fetus.

Pediatr Dev Pathol

Tapas K. Mondal, McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton ONL8S 4K1, Canada.

Published: August 2013

We report a case of a fetus with hypoplastic left heart syndrome in addition to an anomalous vessel extending from the descending thoracic aorta to the basal segments of the lower left lung without sequestration. The concurrence of these 2 congenital abnormalities is extremely rare and unreported in the existing literature. The anomalous vessel to the left lung may cause increased pulmonary vascular resistance, which has implications for the long-term management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome via the Fontan procedure.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2350/12-11-1270-CR.1DOI Listing

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