Key result
Open surgical correction under hypothermia successfully treated 1 of 2 reported cases of pure congenital coarctation located in the middle third of the main pulmonary artery.
Case Report (n=2)
Two cases of pure congenital coarctation of the main pulmonary artery are reported. One case may be unique in that it represents the first report of an anatomically proved constriction located in the middle third of the main trunk. In this patient, successful open correction under hypothermia was carried out with cinematographic documentation. The results of preoperative and postoperative cardiac catheterization are described. A plea is made for the routine use of open operation for correction of "pure pulmonic valvular stenosis." This allows better correction when the diagnosis is confirmed and flexibility for treatment if the unusual coarctation or constriction of the pulmonary artery is encountered.
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Thrower et al. (1960) conducted a case report in Pure congenital coarctation of the main pulmonary artery (n=2). Open surgical correction under hypothermia was evaluated on Successful surgical correction of main pulmonary artery coarctation. Open surgical correction under hypothermia successfully treated 1 of 2 reported cases of pure congenital coarctation located in the middle third of the main pulmonary artery.
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