Air-pistol injury of pulmonary artery and aorta

Transposition of the aorta and pulmonary artery.

Transposition of the aorta and pulmonary artery is now more frequently diagnosed in life. It must be distinguished from Fallot's tetralogy because it is not helped by the Blalock-Taussig operation: in(leed, the blood flow to the lungs is increased instead of reduced. This picture of pleonemic lungs can be recognized by radioscopy and indicates a left to right shunt; when combined with central c...

Ascending aorta-right pulmonary artery anastomosis.

Traumatic aorta to pulmonary artery fistula.

Following the original successful repair of a penetrating wound of the heart in 1897 by Professor Rehn, many successful operations of this type have been performed. There have, however, been relatively few reports of successful repair of penetrating wounds of the aorta. Fortyeight such cases have been described between 1922 and 1970 (Lam and McIntyre, 1970; Rogers, Chesler, and du Plessis, 1969...

Aorta to Right Pulmonary Artery Anastomosis

Thirty patients with cyanotic heart disease, including Fallot's tetralogy, transposition of the great arteries, and tricuspid atresia had Waterston's anastomosis for gross effort intolerance or cyanotic attacks. The results were good in 28. Spontaneous closure of the anastomosis occurred in one patient. There was a tendency for preferential perfusion of the right lung, and unilateral pulmonary ...

Management of Iatrogenic Pulmonary Artery Injury during Pulmonary Artery Banding

Pulmonary Artery banding (PAB) is limited to selected patients who cannot undergo primary repair due to complex anatomy, associated co-morbidities, as a part of staged univentricular palliation, and for preparing the left ventricle prior to an arterial switch operation. We report a catastrophic iatrogenic complication in which the pulmonary artery was injured during the PAB. We discuss its mult...