Iatrogenic, unexpected and other vascular rings in children
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 3 (2) , 125-129
- https://doi.org/10.1016/1010-7940(89)90089-4
Abstract
Between May 1955 and July 1987, 33 children with a vascular ringcompression syndrome were treated at this institution. There were 4iatrogenic, 2 unexpectedly found and 27 symptomatic congenital vascularrings. Accurate diagnosis is based on a water soluble iodine contrast dyeoesophagogram, bronchoscopy and angiography which are complementaryexaminations. All symptomatic congenital vascular rings were treatedsuccessfully without mortality, but the mortality was 50% if the lesion wasiatrogenic in origin or unexpectedly found during palliative or correctivecardiac surgery.Keywords
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