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A pulmonary artery sling with a vascular ring in a toddler: an uncommon combination

Part of: Cardiac Morphology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2018

Ziyad M. Binsalamah ,
Charles D. Fraser Jr.  and
Carlos M. Mery
Ziyad M. Binsalamah*
Affiliation:
Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Charles D. Fraser Jr.
Affiliation:
Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Carlos M. Mery
Affiliation:
Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
*
Author for correspondence: Z. M. Binsalamah, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Texas Children’s Hospital; Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin St, MC19345H, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Tel: 832 826 1929; Fax: 832 825 1905; E-mail: ziyadmss@gmail.com
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Abstract

Pulmonary artery slings and vascular rings are very rare congenital anomalies. It is even rarer to have both anomalies in the same setting. We present a case of a toddler who was diagnosed with a left pulmonary artery sling and a vascular ring as part of the screening process for the VACTERL association – co-occurrence of vertebral, anorectal, cardiac, tracheoesophageal, renal, and limb malformations. He underwent a successful surgical repair via median sternotomy and on cardiopulmonary bypass with an uneventful postoperative course.

Keywords

Pulmonary slingvascular ringcomplete tracheal rings

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 28 , Issue 5 , May 2018 , pp. 783 - 785
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© Cambridge University Press 2018 

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