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We report a case of abnormal origin of the left pulmoanry artery from the right pulmonary artery, associated with tracheal stenosis but with no vascular sling. This is the first such case, to our knowledge, without vascular sling.
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Moreno, F., Garcia-Guereta, L., Benito, F. et al. Aberrant left pulmonary artery with tracheal stenosis without vascular sling. Pediatr Cardiol 12, 44–45 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02238499
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