Relief of Anteriorly Translocated Pulmonary Artery Compression With a Nuss Bar.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
A concomitant anterior translocation of the right pulmonary artery (RPA) can be used in patients with airway compression by a dilated RPA associated with congenital heart disease having a large left-to-right shunt or aortic arch anomaly. However a chest wall deformity and mechanical compression of the anteriorly translocated RPA could develop after the operation. In this situation simple RPA angioplasty is not sufficient. Therefore we adopted a technique to perform a concomitant Nuss procedure in an effort to resolve this problem. After 8 months of follow-up a widely patent RPA and a normal appearance of the chest wall were confirmed.
Medical subject headings
- Airway Obstruction
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Decompression, Surgical
- Flail Chest
- Heart Defects, Congenital
- Pulmonary Artery