Laparoscopic radical resection for rectal cancer in a patient with uncorrected truncus arteriosus type IV: A case report

Abstract

Persistent truncus arteriosus is a rare congenital heart malformation which if not corrected, results in the death of about 50% of the patients, while fewer than 20% of the patients survive the first year of life. Here, we report the successful anesthetic management of an adult patient with uncorrected truncus arteriosus who presented for the laparoscopic radical resection of rectal cancer.

Keywords: Congenital heart malformations; Cáncer de recto; Malformación cardíaca congénita; Persistent truncus arteriosus; Rectal cancer; Tronco arterioso persistente.