Development of supravalvular pulmonary artery stenosis following a Nuss procedure

Lynnette Mazur; Lisa de Ybarrondo; Laurens Pickard; P Syamasundar Rao

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.09.049

Development of supravalvular pulmonary artery stenosis following a Nuss procedure

J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Dec;47(12):e61-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.09.049.

Authors

Lynnette Mazur¹, Lisa de Ybarrondo, Laurens Pickard, P Syamasundar Rao

Affiliation

¹ Shriners Hospital for Children, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 23217921
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.09.049

Abstract

We report a case of a 13-year old girl with pectus excavatum who had a Nuss procedure and two years later a new cardiac murmur appeared which on investigation was diagnosed as supravalvular pulmonary artery stenosis. Following removal of the Nuss bar the stenosis resolved.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Device Removal*
Echocardiography / methods
Electrocardiography / methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Funnel Chest / diagnostic imaging
Funnel Chest / surgery*
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
Orthopedic Fixation Devices
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / surgery
Pulmonary Subvalvular Stenosis / diagnosis*
Pulmonary Subvalvular Stenosis / etiology*
Pulmonary Subvalvular Stenosis / physiopathology
Radiography
Reoperation / methods
Risk Assessment
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome