Uncommon complication of arterial switch operation: tracheobronchial compression.
We describe 2 patients in whom symptoms of airway compression developed after arterial switch operation for correction of the transposition of the great arteries. The clinical features, diagnosis, management, and proposed mechanisms of this complication are described.
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Istanbul, Istanbul Medical School, Turkey. korkutbostanci@superonline.com
Tireli
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Bostanci
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Ozcan
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Dayioğlu
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D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods