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Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Novel Therapeutic Approach to Severe Asthma
Published on: November 4, 2010
Typical asthmatic presentation of congenital vascular ring can masquerade a general physician
Naveen Swami1, Georgey Koshy, Maan Jamal
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Care Centre, Al Ahli Hospital, 2nd Floor, Bin Omran, P.O. Box 6401, Doha, Qatar.
Abstract:
A 24-year-old woman was referred to pulmonologist with worsening breathlessness and wheeze. During childhood, she was diagnosed with asthma and subsequent exacerbations were treated with bronchodilators for many years. The chest X-ray and a spirometry testing raised a doubt of extrinsic tracheal compression and a subsequent enhanced chest CT (computerized tomogram) scan confirmed a right-sided aortic arch and a vascular ring anomaly compressing the trachea. Standard surgical division of ligamentum arteriosum was able to relieve the trachea and so the symptoms.
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