PULMONARY ARTERY SLING

Course overview

PULMONARY ARTERY SLING IS A SPECIFIC TYPE OF ANATOMICAL VASCULAR ANOMALY THAT CAN COMPRESS NEARBY STRUCTURES. INSTEAD OF ARISING FROM THE MAIN PULMONARY ARTERY, THE LEFT PULMONARY ARTERY ARISES FROM THE RIGHT PULMONARY ARTERY AND RUNS POSTERIORLY BETWEEN THE ESOPHAGUS AND TRACHEA. THIS COMPRESSION CAN CAUSE A VARIETY OF SYMPTOMS. PATIENTS REQUIRE A FULL WORK-UP, INCLUDING IMAGING AND SURGERY PLANNING. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, ANATOMY, AND TECHNIQUE INVOLVED IN PERFORMING SURGICAL REPAIR OF A PULMONARY ARTERY SLING AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE PRE-OPERATIVE AND POST-OPERATIVE CARE OF PATIENTS TO HELP IMPROVE OUTCOMES.