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Between April, 1965, and August, 1982, 17 children ranging in age from 2 days to 4 years were identified as having interruption of the aortic arch and operated on at our institution. There were eight type A interruptions, eight type B interruptions, and one type C interruption. Associated intracardiac anomalies were present in all but 3 patients. These 3 children, who all had type A interruption, underwent repair by mobilization of the aorta and end-to-end reconstruction. The other 14 children had initial palliative operations. The 2 patients in Group 1 had type A interruption with associated ventricular septal defect (VSD), and underwent subclavian artery-aorta anastomosis. In Group 2, the palliative procedure consisted of placement of a Dacron tube graft in 1 patient with type A interruption and associated VSD, and placement of a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft, division of the patent ductus arteriosus, and banding of the pulmonary arteries in 11 patients--2 with type A, 8 with type B, and 1 with type C interruption. Ten children (71%) survived initial palliation, 1 of the 2 in Group 1 and 9 of the 12 in Group 2. In Group 2, 5 children had interruption of the aortic arch (4, type B; 1, type C) with associated VSD; among the 4 who survived palliation, 3 subsequently have had successful closure of the VSD and 1 is awaiting closure. Among the patients who had palliative procedures, there are 6 long-term survivors (43%). In the total series, there are 9 long-term survivors (53%).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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