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Bronchial compression due to stent placement in pulmonary artery in a child with congenital heart disease
Author(s) -
NÚÑEZ MÓNICA,
BELEÑA JOSÉ,
CABEZA RAÚL,
BELTRÁN MARÍA
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01587.x
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , great arteries , heart disease , stenosis , transposition of the great vessels , surgery , pulmonary artery , radiology , cardiology
Summary Congenital heart disease, such as transposition of the great vessels (TGV), requires surgical procedures which can lead to important complications. We report on a case of bronchial obstruction following placement of a pulmonary artery stent in a 4‐year‐old boy who had undergone a Rastelli procedure to correct TGV, ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis. There are many complications that can arise as a consequence of intravascular stents in heart surgery, as well as many causes of bronchial compression. However we have not found any report which describes bronchial compression as a direct consequence of endovascular stent.