Unilateral Emphysema in Infancy, a Rare Presentation of Aberrant Bronchial Artery
| Autor: | Adel M. Elgamal, Amal Osman, Ahmed A. Zaki, Engy Osman, Tarek El-Desoky |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Unilateral emphysema Bronchi Bronchial Arteries 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Main Bronchus Bronchoscopy medicine.artery medicine Humans Left lung Respiratory distress medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Left main bronchus Infant Newborn respiratory system respiratory tract diseases Pulmonary Emphysema 030101 anatomy & morphology Radiology Presentation (obstetrics) Bronchial artery business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 23:323-327 |
| ISSN: | 1944-6586 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/lbr.0000000000000205 |
| Popis: | Aberrant bronchial arteries are rarely seen and may originate from various vascular structures. Hemoptysis is the most common clinical presentation of cases with anomalous bronchial artery. We report a case of a 1-month-old infant presented with respiratory distress and left lung emphysema. Radiologic investigations and bronchoscopy revealed that the cause is an aberrant left bronchial artery compressing the left main bronchus. Surgical division of the aberrant vessel was performed with gradual improvement of the emphysema and respiratory distress. Unilateral emphysema due to vascular compression was previously reported. However, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of aberrant bronchial artery presenting with external compression of a main bronchus and unilateral emphysema. Also, this is the youngest reported case with an aberrant bronchial artery. |
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