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Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:130-132
© 1990 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Isolated left carotid artery in CHARGE association: Diagnosis and repair

Kourosh Ghalili, MD, Henry J. Issenberg, MD, Neil J. Freeman, MD, Richard F. Brodman, MD*

Departments of Surgery, Pediatric Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Moses Division, and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York USA

Accepted for publication December 29, 1989.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Brodman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th St, Bronx, NY 10467.

Isolation of the left carotid artery is extremely rare. We report a case of isolation of the left carotid artery with CHARGE association. Aortic arch abnormalities should be looked for in all children with CHARGE association. The technique of repair involved implantation of the isolated left carotid artery to the ascending aorta.






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