TY - JOUR
T1 - Direct Tracheobronchopexy and Posterior Descending Aortopexy for Severe Left Mainstem Bronchomalacia Associated with Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation and Left Circumflex Aortic Arch
AU - Baird, Christopher W.
AU - Prabhu, Sanjay
AU - Buchmiller, Terry L.
AU - Smithers, Charles
AU - Jennings, Russell
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
PY - 2016/7/1
Y1 - 2016/7/1
N2 - Complex tracheobronchial obstruction and malacia can be associated with conotruncal and aortic arch anomalies. A circumflex aortic arch composed of a left aortic arch and right descending aorta is an extremely rare anomaly that can severely affect the distal trachea and mainstem bronchi, resulting in severe respiratory symptoms. We report the case of a patient with circumflex aortic arch and severe left mainstem bronchial obstruction and malacia in which the external aortic compression and residual bronchomalacia were addressed with direct bronchial and tracheal intervention.
AB - Complex tracheobronchial obstruction and malacia can be associated with conotruncal and aortic arch anomalies. A circumflex aortic arch composed of a left aortic arch and right descending aorta is an extremely rare anomaly that can severely affect the distal trachea and mainstem bronchi, resulting in severe respiratory symptoms. We report the case of a patient with circumflex aortic arch and severe left mainstem bronchial obstruction and malacia in which the external aortic compression and residual bronchomalacia were addressed with direct bronchial and tracheal intervention.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.11.065
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.11.065
M3 - Article
C2 - 27343517
AN - SCOPUS:84975229905
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 102
SP - e1-e4
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 1
ER -