Bridging bronchus and sling left pulmonary artery: A rare entity demonstrated by coronal CT with 3-D rendering display and minimal-intensity projections
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2008
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Du Plessis A.-M.
Andronikou S.
Goussaard P.
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Abstract
We present a 5-month-old boy with bridging bronchus associated with a sling left pulmonary artery, both of which are rare. Coronal CT using 3-D volume rendering technique was used to delineate the abnormality and plan surgery. We propose that this technique could be used as single diagnostic tool in a child who presents, as children with this anomaly do, with chronic or recurrent lower respiratory tract infections. © 2008 Springer-Verlag.
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iopromide, airway obstruction, apnea, article, bridging bronchus, bronchoscopy, case report, compression therapy, computer assisted tomography, echocardiography, follow up, human, infant, lung disease, male, priority journal, respiratory tract infection, sling left pulmonary artery, trachea stenosis, Bronchi, Contrast Media, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Infant, Iohexol, Male, Pulmonary Artery, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Pediatric Radiology
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