title: Successful reoperation for severe left bronchus compression after repair of persistent truncus arteriosus with interrupted aortic arch.
abstract: Signs of the left bronchus compression, caused by aneurysmatic dilatation of the aortic root with severe aortic regurgitation, occurred 5 months after repair of the truncus arteriosus with interrupted aortic arch in an 85-day-old infant. At reoperation the dilated ascending aorta was replaced with a 14-mm Dacron tube. The aortic valve was replaced with an 18-mm Carbomedics valve. Compression of the left bronchus and the right pulmonary artery were released. The right pulmonary artery was enlarged with a pericardial patch and the original homograft was replaced with a new one. The patient remains in good clinical condition 2 years later.
authors.affiliation: Kardiocentrum, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic. tomas.tlaskal@lfmotol.cuni.cz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tláskal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hucín
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kostelka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skovránek
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000601:surgery*