Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Aorto-Right Ventricular Tunnel: An Uncommon Problem with a Common Solution

  • Mitropoulos, Fotios (Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre) ;
  • Kanakis, Meletios A. (Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre) ;
  • Chatzis, Andrew (Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre) ;
  • Kiaffas, Maria (Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre) ;
  • Azariades, Prodromos (Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre) ;
  • Tzifa, Aphrodite (Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Mitera Children's Hospital)
  • Received : 2016.03.07
  • Accepted : 2016.03.29
  • Published : 2016.08.05
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Abstract

Aorto-ventricular tunnel is a rare congenital malformation, and aorto-right ventricular tunnel (ARVT) is an even less common entity. Here, we report the case of a 3-month-old female who underwent successful surgical closure of ARVT. The origin of the right coronary artery was proximal to the ostium of the tunnel.

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