title: Asymptomatic form of left pulmonary artery sling.
abstract: Eight patients with left pulmonary artery sling, which were asymptomatic at the time of the last consultation, are described: 2 adults and 1 child with no history of symptoms, 3 children with mild forms of airways obstruction and 2 patients with typical severe symptoms of airways obstruction in infancy. The mean follow-up of these 8 patients was 10 years (range 4 to 23), and in 1986, all were in good health and free of respiratory symptoms. The long-term prognosis is usually good.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiologic Hospital Lille, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dupuis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vaksmann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pernot
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gerard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Egmond
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed