title: Unusual Case of Left Bronchial Compression by Aneurysmal Pulmonary Arteries in a Child With Atrial Septal Defect.
abstract: We report an uncommon case of large ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension, with associated aneurysmal dilatation of the pulmonary arteries (PAs) leading to compression of the left main bronchus and collapse of the entire left lung in a 15-month-old female child. The patient was managed by surgical closure of the ASD, translocation of the right PA anterior to the aorta with PA aneurysmorrhaphy. Left bronchial compression was relieved with complete lung expansion on the third postoperative day.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Armed Forces Medical College and Military Hospital Cardiothoracic Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors: Ranjit
authors: R
authors: Pawar
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Armed Forces Medical College and Military Hospital Cardiothoracic Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India geekay.doc@gmail.com.
authors: Gaurav
authors: G
authors: Kumar
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Armed Forces Medical College and Military Hospital Cardiothoracic Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors: Vipul
authors: V
authors: Sharma
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors: S S
authors: SS
authors: Dalal
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
keywords: atrial septal defect; bronchial compression; pulmonary artery aneurysm