CESAREAN DELIVERY OF A PATIENT WITH TRUNCUS ARTERIOSUS

Truncus arteriosus Type IV is a rare congenital cardiac malformation c haracterized by agenesis of the pulmonary arteries. Pulmonary perfusio n is ensured by bronchial arteries. One common arterial trunk arises f rom both ventricles and systemic pulmonary and coronary arteries origi nate from this common vessel. Survival is rare without surgical correc tion. We report a case of uncorrected truncus arteriosus Type IV in a 28-year-old primigravid woman who underwent caesarean section.