Tracheobronchial Stenosis due to Malrotation of the Heart: A case report.
- Author:
Jin Sun KIM
1
;
Seon Uoo CHOI
;
Ho Seok I
;
Ji Hyuk YANG
;
Tae Gook JUN
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. tgjun@smc.samsung.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tracheal stenosis;
Lung volume
- MeSH:
Child, Preschool;
Constriction, Pathologic*;
Female;
Heart*;
Humans;
Lung;
Thoracic Cavity;
Tracheal Stenosis
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2005;38(12):863-865
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We experienced tracheobronchial stenosis caused by malrotation of the heart in a 3-year-old girl. Malrotation of the heart is induced by the decreased right lung volume, which was the result of right lung hypoplasia and herniation of the left thoracic cavity. We corrected the right lung volume and location of the heart to treat tracheobronchial stenosis.
