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01-12-2020 | Case Report

Vascular compression of the left bronchus in a patient with funnel chest

Authors: Makoto Ando, Yuki Ichimori, Shigeru Sakamoto

Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 12/2020

Abstract

We present a case of 5 year-old female with funnel chest, by which cardiovascular structures were displaced into the left chest cavity. This caused left bronchial compression by the pulmonary artery and the descending aorta, for which an external stenting was successfully performed. The patient had features suggestive of skeletal dysplasia with tracheobronchial malacia. One possible mechanism of vascular compression could be an association of fragility of the thoracic cavity and inspiratory dyspnea, causing thoracic deformity.

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Title: Vascular compression of the left bronchus in a patient with funnel chest
Authors: Makoto Ando
Yuki Ichimori
Shigeru Sakamoto
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 12/2020
Print ISSN: 1863-6705
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6713
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-020-01341-2

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Vascular compression of the left bronchus in a patient with funnel chest

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