Neonatal patients with hypoplasia of the aortic arch constitute a heterogeneous group
with a wide spectrum of severity. The milder end of the spectrum comprises patients
with aortic coarctation and isthmus hypoplasia. At the other end of the spectrum are
patients with severe transverse arch hypoplasia or hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
The aim of this paper is to discuss the various strategies and surgical approaches
available for this group of patients, focusing on the surgical decisions that influence
individual patient management. Many of the things discussed are applicable to any
neonatal arch problem. We also describe and discuss in detail our surgical technique
for patients who undergo neonatal repair of a hypoplastic aortic arch via median sternotomy.
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From the Section of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University.
Dr Langley reports receiving lecture fees from CorMatrix. Authors Sunstrom, Reed, Rekito, and Gerrah have no commercial interests to disclose.
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