Topsy-Turvy Heart With Associated Congenital Tracheobronchial Stenosis and Airway Compression Requiring Surgical Reconstruction Patricio Herrera, MD, Christopher A. Caldarone, MD, Vito Forte, MD, Helen Holtby, MD, Peter Cox, MD, Priscilla Chiu, MD, PhD, Peter C.W. Kim, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 86, Issue 1, Pages 282-283 (July 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.025 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Noteworthy in this computed tomography coronal view of the chest is the dilated aortic arch in the center and the U-shaped left main bronchus coursing below it. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 86, 282-283DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.025) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 This diagram shows the preoperative and postoperative anatomy of the airway and aortic arch. Note the stent position over the area of slide plasty and the change in the angle between the trachea and the left main bronchus. (AA = aortic arch; LMB = left main bronchus; RLL = right lower lobe; RML = right middle lobe; RUL = right upper lobe.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 86, 282-283DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.025) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Current chest roentgenogram shows the stent in place and the aerated left lung. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 86, 282-283DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.025) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions