The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 22, 596-599, Copyright © 1976 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Pulmonary artery sling
A Aytac, S Ozme, F Sarikayalar and A Saylam
A case of pulmonary artery sling in a 1-year-old boy, treated by resection
of the left pulmonary artery (LPA) at its origin from the right pulmonary
artery (RPA) and reanastomosis of the LPA to the main pulmonary artery
(MPA), is reported. In this patient the LPA-MPA anastomosis was
demonstrated to be patent in a follow-up pulmonary angiogram six months
after the operation. Pulmonary artery sling should be kept in mine when
assessing respiratory distesss syndrome in children.