Open AccessPulmonary sling in a patient with common arterial trunk
Author(s) -
Mohamed Sobh,
Patrick Langguth,
Kolja Becker,
Jens Scheewe,
Anselm Uebing,
Inga Voges
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/apc.apc_98_20
Subject(s) - medicine , sling (weapon) , trunk , cardiology , intensive care medicine , surgery , ecology , biology
We report a rare association of common arterial trunk with left pulmonary artery sling and highlight the importance of cross-sectional imaging in complex congenital cardiac lesions. The patient was antenatally diagnosed with common arterial trunk and underwent surgical repair in the neonatal period. At the age of 20 months, the patient presented with respiratory symptoms and increased right ventricular pressure. Multislice computed tomography demonstrated a pulmonary sling with compression of the distal trachea. Surgical correction of the pulmonary sling and change of the right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduit to a bigger size was performed.