Association with coarctation of aorta
This involved anterior translocation of the brachiocephalic vein. Under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest at 25°C, the arterial duct was ligated, the aortic arch was transected, and the anomalous vein was translocated in front of the aortic arch. The hypoplastic aorta was ligated beyond left subclavian artery, and ductal tissue was resected. The continuity of ascending aorta was re-established by a “semilunar” anastomosis, anastomosing the descending and ascending aorta.5