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Univentricular Heart With Bridging Bronchus and Sling Left Pulmonary Artery

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A bridging bronchus (BB) is a rare congenital heart anomaly. Frequently, BB also is complicated with congenital cardiac malformation, especially with sling (retrotracheal) left pulmonary artery (SLPA). This report presents a patient who underwent a Norwood procedure for a complex congenital heart disease with BB and SLPA.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato 1-15-1, Sagamihara, 252-0329, Japan

    Nobuyuki Inoue, Norihiko Oka & Kagami Miyaji

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Inoue, N., Oka, N. & Miyaji, K. Univentricular Heart With Bridging Bronchus and Sling Left Pulmonary Artery. Pediatr Cardiol 34, 1280–1282 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-012-0387-4

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