Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Division of Vascular Rings.
10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.1.78
- Author:
Jung Hee LEE
1
;
Ji Hyuk YANG
;
Tae Gook JUN
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea. bestsurgeon@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Vascular ring;
Aorta, Thoracic/abnormalities;
Thoracic surgery, Video-Assisted
- MeSH:
Aorta, Thoracic;
Chylothorax;
Diverticulum;
Humans;
Operative Time;
Subclavian Artery;
Tachycardia, Supraventricular;
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted;
Vocal Cord Paralysis
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2015;48(1):78-81
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This study reports our early experience with thoracoscopic division of vascular rings. Three patients were reviewed; their ages at surgery were 25 months, 4 years, and 57 years. All patients were suffering from complete vascular rings involving combinations of the right aortic arch, left ligamentum arteriosum, Kommerell's diverticulum, and retroesophageal left subclavian artery. The median surgical time was 180.5 minutes, and the patients showed immediate recovery. Three complications, namely chylothorax, transient supraventricular tachycardia, and left vocal cord palsy, were observed. Our early experience indicates that thoracoscopic division of a vascular ring may provide early recovery and could be a promising operative choice.
