Anomalous left pulmonary artery (pulmonary sling): result of a surgical approach
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_72EBB22B29AD
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Anomalous left pulmonary artery (pulmonary sling): result of a surgical approach
Journal
Cardiovascular Surgery
ISSN
0967-2109
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/1993
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
1
Number
5
Pages
608-12
Notes
Journal Article --- Old month value: Oct
Abstract
Between 1977 and 1992, four infants with an anomalous left pulmonary artery and subsequent compression of the tracheobronchial tree were operated on at the University Hospital Zurich. The operation consisted of mobilization of the abnormal left pulmonary artery with reimplantation into the main pulmonary trunk in three patients; the left pulmonary artery was transected and restored in front of the trachea by end-to-end anastomosis in one. Mean follow-up was 7 years (range 2 months to 14.3 years). There were no early and no late deaths. All patients have shown significant symptomatic improvement without respiratory infection or disturbance of normal life activities. Surgical therapy in this rare condition can be safely undertaken with good long-term results. In symptomatic patients the operation should be performed early before occurrence of severe respiratory symptoms and bronchial collapse.
Keywords
Airway Obstruction/radiography/surgery
Anastomosis, Surgical/methods
Aortography
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Defects, Congenital/radiography/*surgery
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pulmonary Artery/*abnormalities/radiography/surgery
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn/radiography/*surgery
Tracheal Stenosis/radiography/*surgery
Pubmed
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