Pulmonary artery sling with tracheal stenosis: primary one-stage repair in infancy.
Pulmonary artery sling is often associated with tracheal stenosis. In many cases repair of the vascular anomaly alone does not relieve dyspnea. Primary one-stage repair with long segment tracheal resection (2.4 cm) and relocation of the left pulmonary artery using cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest is described in a 6.5-month-old girl weighing 6.5 kg. This technique resulted in normal ventilation and pulmonary flow distribution.
Ziemer
G
G
Surgical Center, Children's Hospital, Hannover, Germany.
Heinemann
M
M
Kaulitz
R
R
Freihorst
J
J
Seidenberg
J
J
Wilken
M
M
D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities; D001995:Bronchography; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008722:Methods; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*