Pulmonary artery sling

Pulmonary artery sling.

Pulmonary artery sling is a rare cause of respiratory distress the embryological origin of which is not known. Two patients with this abnormality, both of whom are now thriving, are described. Surgery was necessary at the age of 5 1/2 years in one child, who also had an atrial septal defect. The other child, at the age of 2 years, shows improvement of her wheezing, cough, and breathlessness des...

Anomalous left pulmonary artery without pulmonary artery sling.

Case report A 5 year old asymptomatic girl presented with a heart murmur. Echocardiography established a clinical diagnosis of a large secundum atrial septal defect. A right aortic arch was also noted. The origin of the left pulmonary artery was not seen from the pulmonary trunk and was subsequently seen to arise from the right pulmonary artery anterior to the trachea (fig 1).Oesophagography sh...

Two adult cases of pulmonary artery sling.

Left pulmonary artery sling without symptoms

Sir, A 12-year-old asymptomatic boy was referred for assessment with a history of a heart murmur noted at 2 years of age but subsequently lost to follow-up. Physical examination showed normal growth and development and an unremarkable cardiorespiratory exam. He had participated in multiple sports with no shortness of breath, chest pain, or syncope. An echocardiogram showed lack of bifurcation o...

Atypical pulmonary artery sling with diffuse-type pulmonary arteriovenous fistula.

The case of a cyanotic infant with a rare combination of atypical pulmonary artery sling, imperforate anus, absence of the left kidney, interruption of the inferior vena cava, left side hemihypertrophy and diffuse-type pulmonary arteriovenous fistula is described. The clinical features were confusing, because of compounding abnormalities involving the respiratory tract and pulmonary circulation...