Bronchial compression due to stent placement in pulmonary artery in a child with congenital heart disease.
Congenital heart disease, such as transposition of the great vessels (TGV), requires surgical procedures which can lead to important complications. We report on a case of bronchial obstruction following placement of a pulmonary artery stent in a 4-year-old boy who had undergone a Rastelli procedure to correct TGV, ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis. There are many complications that can arise as a consequence of intravascular stents in heart surgery, as well as many causes of bronchial compression. However we have not found any report which describes bronchial compression as a direct consequence of endovascular stent.
Núñez
Mónica
M
Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain. monicamurias@hotmail.com
Beleña
José
J
Cabeza
Raúl
R
Beltrán
María
M
D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*