Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur
  • 2 Department of Cardiology, National Heart Institute, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur
  • 3 Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
  • 4 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
  • 5 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Institute, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur
Med J Malaysia, 1994 Jun;49(2):182-4.
PMID: 8090102

Abstract

We report a case of left pulmonary artery sling in a child who also had duodenal atresia. He was admitted for respiratory failure requiring prolonged respiratory support due to a bronchiolitis-like illness at two months of age. Diagnostic procedures confirmed the presence of left pulmonary artery sling. He had a corrective procedure which relieved the compression. However postoperatively he had intermittent episodes of severe bronchospasm in addition to a persistent airway obstruction. Finally one such episode of severe bronchospasm did not respond to medical and resuscitative therapy and the baby succumbed. To our knowledge no case of left pulmonary artery sling has been described previously in a Malaysian child. This case also highlights the postoperative airway problems that may be encountered.

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