Repair of complex tracheobronchial stenosis with left pulmonary artery sling and bridging bronchus.
Slide tracheoplasty with reimplantation of the left pulmonary artery is one of the preferred techniques for repair of long-segment congenital tracheal stenosis in association with a pulmonary artery sling. Left pulmonary artery sling associated with a right upper bronchus from the trachea (tracheal bronchus) and stenosis of the bridging bronchus is a more complicated situation. We present an infant with left pulmonary artery sling, and stenosis of the bridging bronchus, carina, and both right and left main bronchi. His condition was successfully repaired using the combination of slide tracheoplasty and tracheal autograft techniques.
Huang
Shu-Chien
SC
Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. cvshuang@gmail.com
Wu
En-Ting
ET
Wang
Ching-Chia
CC
Chen
Chun-An
CA
Chen
Chien-Yi
CY
Chen
Shyh-Jye
SJ
Wu
Mei-Hwan
MH
D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012092:Replantation; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*