Ascending Aortic Extension for Enlargement of the Aortopulmonary Space in Children with Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Craig J. Baker, MD, Winfield J. Wells, MD, Chris A. Derby, MD, Suzanne Rizi, BS, MPH, Vaughn A. Starnes, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 80, Issue 5, Pages 1647-1651 (November 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.064 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Narrowing of the pulmonary artery by catheterization (patient 3). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1647-1651DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.064) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Compression of the aortopulmonary space by computed tomographic scan (patient 3). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1647-1651DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.064) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Compression of the pulmonary artery by magnetic resonance imaging (patient 7). (LPA = left pulmonary artery; PA = pulmonary artery.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1647-1651DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.064) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Reconstructed magnetic resonance imaging with removal of aortic arch demonstrating the course of the stenotic pulmonary artery (patient 7). (LPA = left pulmonary artery; PA = pulmonary artery.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1647-1651DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.064) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Line diagram demonstrating the reconstructed aorta and augmented pulmonary artery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1647-1651DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.064) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Postoperative angiogram demonstrating the aortic extension performed at the time of the Glenn procedure (patient 4). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1647-1651DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.064) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions