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Single-Stage Repair of Interrupted Aortic Arch With Aortopulmonary Window and Bovine-Type Aortic Arch Complicated by Left Subclavian Artery Origin Stenosis—A Case Report
An aortopulmonary window is known to be associated in 5% of interrupted aortic arch cases. The combination of these lesions with a bovine-type aortic arch is much more uncommon. We report its embryological explanation and successful single-stage surgical repair in a three-month-old infant.
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