Pulmonary artery sling: Primary repair by tracheal resection in infancy

R. A. Jonas, P. J. Spevak, T. McGill, A. R. Castaneda

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Abstract

Two case reports illustrate a new technique of tracheal resection for primary one-stage correction of pulmonary artery sling. This allows both for removal of the stenotic tracheal segment and for left pulmonary arteriopexy without need for vascular anastomosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)548-550
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume97
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1989
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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