Management of pulmonary artery sling (anomalous left pulmonary artery arising from right pulmonary artery): a conservative approach.
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Management of pulmonary artery sling (anomalous left pulmonary artery arising from right pulmonary artery): a conservative approach.
An anomalous left pulmonary artery arising from a right pulmonary artery and passing between the trachea and oesophagus was seen in seven patients over a period of 20 years. All of them had main airway obstruction. Surgical division and re-anastomosis of the anomalous artery in front of the trachea produced an unsatisfactory result in the first two patients. The only surgical procedure undertak...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.33.1.67