Surgical treatment of congenital vascular ring

• Published in: Chung-hua wai kʿo tsa chih Vol. 52; no. 10; p. 729
• Main Authors: Cui, Hujun, Chen, Xinxin, Li, Jianbin, Cui, Yanqin, Ma, Li, Xia, Yuansheng, Yang, Shengchun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Aorta - abnormalities; Aorta, Thoracic - abnormalities; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - surgery; Heart Ventricles - abnormalities; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Prognosis; Pulmonary Artery - abnormalities; Retrospective Studies; Tomography, Spiral Computed; Trachea - surgery; Tracheal Stenosis - surgery; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 0529-5815

To discuss the diagnosis and surgical treatment of congenital vascular ring and prognostic factors. The clinic data of 42 cases of congenital vascular from January 2010 to December 2013 was analyzed retrospectively (accounting for 1.04% congenital heart operations over the same period ). There were 26 male and 16 female patients, aged at surgery 24 days to 6 years (average 10.7 months). The diagnosis including pulmonary artery sling in 26 cases, double aortic arch in 10 cases, right aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery in 3 cases, pulmonary artery sling and right aortic arch with vagus left subclavian artery in 2 cases, pulmonary artery sling and left aortic arch with vagus right subclavian artery in 1 case. In addition to 4 cases the remaining 38 patients were still combined with other cardiovascular malformations. Thirty-six cases of children underwent spiral CT airway remodeling, 23 children underwent fiber- bronchoscopy. In addition to 2 cases of airway abnormalities not seen, the rest of the