TY - JOUR AU - Ozkara, Ahmet AU - Ezelsoy, Mehmet AU - Onat, Levent AU - Sanisoglu, Ilhan PY - 2014/05/07 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Type B Interrupted Aorta in an Adult Patient JF - The Heart Surgery Forum JA - HSF VL - 17 IS - 2 SE - DO - 10.1532/HSF98.2013309 UR - https://journal.hsforum.com/index.php/HSF/article/view/412 SP - E80-E81 AB - <p><b>Introduction:</b> Interrupted aortic arch is a rare congenital malformation characterized by a complete loss of luminal continuity between the ascending and descending aorta. It is often diagnosed during the neonatal period.</p><p><b>Case presentation:</b> We presented a 51-year-old male patient with interrupted aortic arch type B who was treated successfully with posterolateral thoracotomy without using cardiopulmonary bypass.</p><p><b>Conclusion:</b> The prognosis for interrupted aortic arch depends on the associated congenital anomalies, but the outcome is usually very poor unless there is surgical treatment. Survival into adulthood depends on the development of collateral circulation.</p> ER -