TY - JOUR
T1 - Right aortic arch, right ligamentum, absent left pulmonary artery
T2 - A rare vascular ring
AU - Dodge-Khatami, Ali
AU - Backer, Carl L
AU - Dunham, Michael E.
AU - Mavroudis, Constantine
PY - 1999/5/1
Y1 - 1999/5/1
N2 - A 5-month-old infant presented with respiratory failure secondary to severe right bronchial compression. Diagnostic imaging revealed a right aortic arch and absent left pulmonary artery. Surgical relief was obtained via median sternotomy by dividing a right ligamentum and pexing the enlarged right pulmonary artery to the ascending aorta.
AB - A 5-month-old infant presented with respiratory failure secondary to severe right bronchial compression. Diagnostic imaging revealed a right aortic arch and absent left pulmonary artery. Surgical relief was obtained via median sternotomy by dividing a right ligamentum and pexing the enlarged right pulmonary artery to the ascending aorta.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00189-7
DO - 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00189-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 10355435
AN - SCOPUS:0032990541
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 67
SP - 1472
EP - 1474
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 5
ER -