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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 57, 1320-1322, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Left main bronchus compression after arterial switch for transposition

J Worsey, SM Pham, B Newman, SC Park and PJ del Nido
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2583.

A case of left main bronchus obstruction after an arterial switch is described. The clinical features and successful management are described, and a mechanism for this complication is proposed.

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