TY - JOUR
T1 - Bridging bronchus (pseudocarina) and left pulmonary artery sling
T2 - A case report and literature review
AU - Yang, Christina J.
AU - Yang, Catherina
AU - Farhat, Lara
AU - Gray, Raluca T.
AU - Guerrero, Giselle Y.
AU - Peek, Giles J.
AU - Shifteh, Keivan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - Congenital airway malformations can present with respiratory distress, cyanosis, and difficulty feeding in the neonate or infant. Clinical presentation may vary from asymptomatic to fatal airway obstruction. They may exist in isolation or in association with vascular rings and slings, bronchopulmonary malformations, and/or syndromes. We present an unusual case of bridging bronchus, complete bronchial rings, and left pulmonary artery sling presenting with recurrent croup, highlighting the importance of bronchoscopy and CT imaging to achieve an accurate diagnosis in patients with recurrent croup and/or respiratory failure not responding to usual treatment measures and a multidisciplinary treatment approach.
AB - Congenital airway malformations can present with respiratory distress, cyanosis, and difficulty feeding in the neonate or infant. Clinical presentation may vary from asymptomatic to fatal airway obstruction. They may exist in isolation or in association with vascular rings and slings, bronchopulmonary malformations, and/or syndromes. We present an unusual case of bridging bronchus, complete bronchial rings, and left pulmonary artery sling presenting with recurrent croup, highlighting the importance of bronchoscopy and CT imaging to achieve an accurate diagnosis in patients with recurrent croup and/or respiratory failure not responding to usual treatment measures and a multidisciplinary treatment approach.
KW - Bridging bronchus
KW - Congenital abnormalities
KW - Pulmonary artery sling
KW - Respiratory system abnormalities
KW - Slide tracheoplasty
KW - Vascular malformations
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110158
DO - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110158
M3 - Article
C2 - 32534300
AN - SCOPUS:85086119351
SN - 0165-5876
VL - 136
JO - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
JF - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
M1 - 110158
ER -