PARTIAL ANOMALOUS LEFT PULMONARY-ARTERY - NEW EVIDENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PULMONARY-ARTERY SLING

Clinical and angiographic data of a child with a unique form of partia l anomalous left pulmonary artery are reported. Because the anomalous pulmonary artery does not run posterior to the trachea, this malformat ion is not associated with airway obstruction, as are all other forms of anomalous left pulmonary artery described to date. This case streng thens our understanding of the development of the pulmonary artery sli ng.