Is pneumonectomy mandatory after transection of the left main pulmonary artery?

Left Main Pulmonary Artery

CONGENITAL ABSENCE of a main pulmonary artery branch is now a wellrecognized clinical entity, more than 60 cases having been reported in the literature. Diagnosis has heretofore been based primarily oln radiologic findings' in both routine x-rays and angiocardiography. Physiologic studies of pulmonary function, including differential bronchospirometry, however, provide valuable diagnostic infor...

Coronary artery bypass grafting after left pneumonectomy.

Segmental pulmonary artery transection after blunt trauma.

We herein describe a patient with segmental pulmonary artery transection after blunt trauma, which was diagnosed preoperatively by computed tomography. Bolus tracking contrast-enhanced computed tomography clearly depicted both aortic and pulmonary vasculatures. A one-step examination quickly disclosed aortic damage and injury to significant visceral organs. To the best of our knowledge, our pat...

Images in cardiovascular medicine. Leiomyosarcoma involving main and left pulmonary artery treated surgically with homograft replacement and concomitant left pneumonectomy.

Homograft Replacement and Concomitant Left Pneumonectomy Leiomyosarcoma Involving Main and Left Pulmonary Artery Treated Surgically With Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 2007 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Circulation doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.698092 200...

Left main coronary artery compression by an enlarged pulmonary artery.