TY - JOUR
T1 - Bilateral banding of malpositioned pulmonary artery branches
AU - Aeba, Ryo
AU - Kotani, Soshu
AU - Yamabe, Kentaro
AU - Yozu, Ryohei
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - This report presents two rare cases of malpositioned pulmonary artery branches managed by bilateral banding. The left-branch pulmonary artery, originating from and directly superior to the right branch, entered the posterior mediastinum before heading toward the left pulmonary hilum. The ostium of the left branch could not be visualized by midline sternotomy. Therefore, a double-subtraction technique was used to pass the banding tape around the left branch from the right side. The tape location was adjusted and confirmed by intraoperative echocardiography.
AB - This report presents two rare cases of malpositioned pulmonary artery branches managed by bilateral banding. The left-branch pulmonary artery, originating from and directly superior to the right branch, entered the posterior mediastinum before heading toward the left pulmonary hilum. The ostium of the left branch could not be visualized by midline sternotomy. Therefore, a double-subtraction technique was used to pass the banding tape around the left branch from the right side. The tape location was adjusted and confirmed by intraoperative echocardiography.
KW - Congenital heart disease
KW - Echocardiography
KW - Neonate
KW - Pulmonary arteries/veins
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U2 - 10.1007/s00246-012-0479-1
DO - 10.1007/s00246-012-0479-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 22926399
AN - SCOPUS:84889589410
VL - 34
SP - 1938
EP - 1940
JO - Pediatric Cardiology
JF - Pediatric Cardiology
SN - 0172-0643
IS - 8
ER -