Abstract
Congenital complete tracheal rings are usually associated with pulmonary slings. We report a rare association of congenital complete tracheal rings with hypoplastic left heart variant. A term infant with diagnosis of a mildly hypoplastic mitral valve, unicuspid aortic valve, and moderately hypoplastic aortic arch with severe coarctation underwent a hybrid procedure initially. Upon failing extubation attempts, complete tracheal rings were seen on direct laryngoscopy. The combination of the lesions resulted in a poor outcome. In patients with failure of extubation post-cardiac surgery, a diagnosis of complete tracheal rings should be included in the differential and a direct laryngoscopy should be considered.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 445-447 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Cardiology in the Young |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Complete tracheal rings
- hypoplastic left heart
- unicuspid aortic valve
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine