Fact-sheet: Aberrant left pulmonary artery
- Retrotracheal left pulmonary artery
Updated on 02/08/2019 at 2:07 PM
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Definition
Anatomic variant characterized by a left pulmonary artery arising from the right pulmonary artery, passing beneath the right main bronchus and between the trachea and esophagus to reach the left lung.
Clinical features
Potential source of tracheal stenosis and compression