Abstract
Anomalous systemic arterial supply to the basal segments of the left lower lobe without coexisting pulmonary artery connection is a rare anomaly. Most feel treatment is necessary; however, the ideal strategy is unclear. Treatments described include embolization, pulmonary resection, or anastomosis to the native pulmonary artery. We recently encountered an infant with this anomaly and present a literature review summarizing all recent reports. Additionally, we describe a novel surgical technique to create a tension-free anastomosis utilizing segmental aortic translocation that we employed in our patient due to a large distance between the anomalous vessel and native left pulmonary artery.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 326-332 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- anastomosis
- artery
- lobectomy
- pulmonary arteries
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Surgery
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health