Diagnosis: Transposition of the great arteries (TGA)
Description: Ventral view onto the lung-package. The aorta stems from the hypertrophic right ventricle.
Additional findings: Transposition of the great arteries: Situs solitus with so called D-transposition (most common form). Subaortal cone, pulmonal-mitral fibrose continuity. Deep recessus of the right ventricle. No ventricular septum defect found. Moderate hyprtrophy of the right ventricle. No Coarcatio aortae. Dilation of the transposed aorta.
Difference in size in the pulmonal-valve-pockets with a mega-pocket dorsally and two hypoplastic pockets ventrally. Correct exit of the pulmonory arteries. Correctly entering pulmonary veins.
Exit of the coronary arteries from the transposed aorta. Ramus circumflexus as a branch of the right coronary artery.
Clinically: Male newborn of normal wieight that lived to be 8 hours old. Born in the 39th week of pregnancy. Enlargement of Foramen ovale, Rashkind balloon atrial septostomy.
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