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D-TGA

Case contributed by: Dr Hani Alsalam

Presentation:

10 weeks old baby girl presented with cyanosis

From the case: D-TGA

Modality: X-ray

D-TGA with VSD

Case Discussion:

Frontal chest radiograph demonstrates increased pulmonary vascularity. The differential diagnosis keeping in mind the patient is cyanotic would include TGA, truncus arteriosus, TAPVR and single ventricle.

On echocardiography (not shown) d-TGA was confirmed with the aorta anterior to the pulmonary artery, o'clock and 5 o'clock respectively.

The patient under went Jatene arterial switch procedure.