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Neonatal bronchial reconstruction after Norwood procedure for hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Colleen B Gaughan1, Dao Nguyen, Marco Ricci
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sections of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Surgery, Holtz Children's Hospital/Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Abstract:
Left bronchial obstruction is a rare complication after neonatal aortic arch reconstruction. This article describes the surgical management of a neonate with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who underwent a stage 1 Norwood reconstruction. A mediastinal infection developed with an abscess that caused left bronchial obstruction and disruption. The left bronchus was repaired successfully by using a pedicle intercostal muscle flap that was used to cover the defect.
