Iatrogenic, unexpected and other vascular rings in children.
Between May 1955 and July 1987, 33 children with a vascular ring compression syndrome were treated at this institution. There were 4 iatrogenic, 2 unexpectedly found and 27 symptomatic congenital vascular rings. Accurate diagnosis is based on a water soluble iodine contrast dye oesophagogram, bronchoscopy and angiography which are complementary examinations. All symptomatic congenital vascular rings were treated successfully without mortality, but the mortality was 50% if the lesion was iatrogenic in origin or unexpectedly found during palliative or corrective cardiac surgery.
Leijala
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M
Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Sairanen
H
H
Mäkinen
L
L
Maunuksela
E L
EL
Louhimo
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I
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000209:etiology