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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:927-929
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Uncommon complication of arterial switch operation: tracheobronchial compression

Alper Toker, MDa, Emin Tireli, MDa, Korkut Bostanci, MDa, Vural Özcan, MDa, Enver Dayioglu, MDa

a Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Istanbul, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey

Address reprint requests to Dr Toker, nönü Cad Yildiz Sok STFA B-6 Blok Daire: 13, Kozyatai, stanbul 81090, Turkey
e-mail: korkutbostanci{at}superonline.com

We describe 2 patients in whom symptoms of airway compression developed after arterial switch operation for correction of the transposition of the great arteries. The clinical features, diagnosis, management, and proposed mechanisms of this complication are described.


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