Korean J Anesthesiol.  2010 May;58(5):477-479. 10.4097/kjae.2010.58.5.477.

Interrupted aortic arch diagnosed with loss of femoral pulse in a patient undergoing patent ductus arteriosus ligation: A case report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
  • 2Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. toughalex@hotmail.net
  • 4Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.

Abstract

A 12-year-old boy with ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus was presented to the operating room. Upon clamping the patent ductus arteriosus, the femoral arterial pressure curve was lost; however, it returned upon unclamping. Upon further dissection, an interrupted aortic arch was found between the left subclavian artery and patent ductus arteriosus. The surgery was discontinued for further evaluation.

Keyword

Blood pressure; Femoral artery; Patent ductus arteriosus

MeSH Terms

Aorta, Thoracic
Arterial Pressure
Blood Pressure
Child
Constriction
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
Femoral Artery
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular
Humans
Operating Rooms
Subclavian Artery
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