A rare cause of wheezing in a child with pulmonary atresia
Date
2019-10
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Publisher
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Abstract
The determination of the exact cause for symptomatic airway obstruction in pediatric patients not responding to medication can be a clinical dilemma. Very rarely external vascular compressions can produce airway obstruction symptoms unresponsive to usual bronchodilator medications. The successful management of a child with pulmonary atresia and an innominate artery compression syndrome with respiratory compromise due to tracheal compression is described.
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Keywords
Airway obstruction/etiology, brachiocephalic trunk/abnormalities, bronchoscopy, tomography, tracheal stenosis/etiology, X‑ray computed
Citation
Maddali Madan Mohan, Kandachar Pranav Subbaraya, Arora Nishant Ram, Lacour-Gayet Francois. A rare cause of wheezing in a child with pulmonary atresia. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2019 Oct; 22(4): 449-451