Anomalous Origin of Left Pulmonary Artery From Ascending Aorta:
Embryological Model
Abstract
Background Anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery (ALPA)
from the ascending aorta (AA) is a rare congenital heart malformation.
Aim To give some of our embryological considerations of ALPA
from the AA. Methods We present a patient with ALPA from the
AA, right-sided aortic arch, right-sided ductus arteriosus (DA), and
aberrant left subclavian artery (LSCA). Results The distal end
of ALPA was cut off, the proximal end was sutured, and the distal end
was directly anastomosed to the left wall of the main pulmonary artery
(MPA). Conclusion The failure of migration and differentiation
of cardiac neural crest cells at the fourth and sixth archs result in
unilateral arch agenesis or failure of detachment of the left sixth arch
from the aortic sac, which form ALPA the AA.