Left pulmonary artery sling: why is virtual CT bronchoscopy important? Case report.

Autor:	Karmakar, Deepmala Kalyankumar, Ayyappan, Anoop, Valakkada, Jineesh, Gopalakrishnan, Arun, Dharan, Baiju S.
Předmět:	PULMONARY artery abnormalities CHEST X rays PULMONARY artery TREATMENT effectiveness ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY COMPUTED tomography BRONCHOSCOPY CHILDREN
Zdroj:	Egyptian Journal of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine; 10/12/2023, Vol. 54 Issue 1, p1-4, 4p
Abstrakt:	Background: Many causes of vascular rings may present as stridor among children. Co-occurrence of tracheal anomaly in left pulmonary artery sling (LPAS) is very common and needs special attention. Case presentation: We report a case of an infant who presented with expiratory stridor and wheezing. A preliminary chest x-ray revealed no significant findings. CT and virtual bronchoscopy confirmed the diagnosis of LPAS with associated distal tracheal stenosis. He underwent surgical correction with good results in the follow-up period. Conclusions: Virtual bronchoscopy may help to decide the type of operation and to avoid a potentially invasive bronchoscopy in LPAS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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