Relief of anteriorly translocated pulmonary artery compression with a Nuss bar

Publication date: Available online 11 May 2019Source: The Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAuthor(s): Hyungtae Kim, Si Chan Sung, Kwang Ho Choi, Bong Soo Son, Hyoung Doo Lee, Geena Kim, Hoon KoAbstractA 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 have adopted a technique to perform the concomitant Nuss procedure in an effort to resolve this problem. After eight months of follow-up, a widely-patent RPA and a normal appearance of the chest wall were confirmed.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research