Left main bronchus compression due to main pulmonary artery dilatation in pulmonary hypertension: two case reports
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Pulmonary arterial dilatation associated with pulmonary hypertension may result in significant compression of local structures. Left main coronary artery and left recurrent laryngeal nerve compression have been described. Tracheobronchial compression from pulmonary arterial dilatation is rare in adults, and there are no reports in the literature of its occurrence in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. Compression in infants with congenital heart disease has been well described. We report 2 cases of tracheobronchial compression: first, an adult patient with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension who presents with symptomatic left main bronchus compression, and second, an adult patient with Eisenmenger ventricular septal defect and right-sided aortic arch, with progressive intermedius and right middle lobe bronchi compression in association with enlarged pulmonary arteries.
Date Issued
2015-11-04
Date Acceptance
2015-05-13
Citation
Pulmonary Circulation, 2015, 5 (4), pp.723-725
ISSN
2045-8940
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Start Page
723
End Page
725
Journal / Book Title
Pulmonary Circulation
Volume
5
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© 2015 by the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute. All rights reserved.
Sponsor
British Heart Foundation
Identifier
PII: PC2013121
Grant Number
PG/13/44/30321
Subjects
bronchus compression
complications
pulmonary arterial dilatation
Publication Status
Published