title: Pulmonary artery sling: primary repair by tracheal resection in infancy.
abstract: Two case reports illustrate a new technique of tracheal resection for primary one-stage correction of pulmonary artery sling. This allows both for removal of the stenotic tracheal segment and for left pulmonary arteriopexy without need for vascular anastomosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Jonas
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Spevak
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McGill
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Castaneda
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*