Pulmonary vascular sling responsible for esophageal and tracheal obstruction. A case report.
The disease of pulmonary vascular sling is a rare congenital condition. When it does occur it is often in conjunction with tracheal compression. The authors report herein a newborn with this anomaly presenting with a tracheal and esophageal compression.
Yurdakul
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Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Arsan
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S
Farsak
B
B
Peker
O
O
Celiker
A
A
Girbolar
A
A
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery