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Surgical repair of pulmonary arterial sling associated with tetralogy of fallot

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Pulmonary artery sling associated with tetralogy of Fallot was successfully repaired in 2 patients. In 1 patient, extensive reconstruction was needed for severe hypoplasia in the left pulmonary artery, followed by definitive repair. In the other patient, surgical repair was achieved in a single-stage fashion.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan

    Yuji Hanafusa MD, Hideki Uemura MD, Toshikatsu Yagihara MD, Koji Kagisaki MD, Masashi Takahashi MD & Soichiro Kitamura MD

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Hanafusa, Y., Uemura, H., Yagihara, T. et al. Surgical repair of pulmonary arterial sling associated with tetralogy of fallot. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 51, 160–162 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-003-0054-z

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