Relief of anteriorly translocated pulmonary artery compression with a Nuss bar.

Relief of anteriorly translocated pulmonary artery compression with a Nuss bar. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 May 11;: Authors: Kim H, Chan Sung S, Choi KH, Son BS, Doo Lee H, Kim G, Ko H 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 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. PMID: 31085169 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research