This case highlights a rare early complication of multiple aortic aneurysms following an arterial switch operation, successfully treated with surgical repair.
May support homograft repair for rare post-ASO aneurysms; extends sparse case evidence but leaves optimal management open.
The arterial switch operation (ASO) is the procedure of choice today for simple transposition of great arteries. This procedure results in anatomical correction of the defect and long-term complications are infrequent. We present what may be the first report of multiple aortic aneurysms in a 6-week-old baby boy 4 weeks post-ASO. Initial diagnosis was made by transthoracic echocardiography, which was confirmed by computed tomographic angiography and surgical inspection. The aneurysms were repaired surgically with two aortic homograft patches without complications.
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