Idiopathic pulmonary trunk aneurysm causing airway obstruction in an infant.
We report a case of idiopathic pulmonary trunk aneurysm in an infant, in which the main clinical picture was airway obstruction. Aneurysmorraphy was the chosen surgical approach and showed to be successful on 13 months follow-up.
Provenzano
Sylvio C
SC
Sydney Children's Hospital, High Street, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia. sylvioprovenzano@hotmail.com
Jones
Owen D
OD
Miller
Owen I
OI
Grant
Peter W
PW
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000150:complications; D003965:Diaphragmatic Eventration; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D018113:Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
D001993:Bronchodilator Agents