The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 58, 1179-1180, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
New operative method for tracheal compression in congenital heart disease
H Akita, A Ohta, Y Egawa, T Kawahito, K Horike, A Kirino and C Matsumura
Department of Pediatrics, National Kagawa Children's Hospital, Japan.
A new technique is described for repairing tracheal compression caused by
ascending aorta associated with corrected transposition of the great
arteries and pulmonary atresia in a 113-day-old infant. Surgical repair for
the tracheal compression was accomplished by suspending the pericardium
around the aortic arch to the underside of the sternum. This method seems
to be useful for some patients with tracheal compression caused by the
ascending aorta.