title: Atypical tracheobronchial vascular compression.
abstract: Vascular compression of the tracheobronchial tree frequently presents early in infancy with significant airway compromise. For this reason, the pediatric otolaryngologist is often consulted early in the assessment of these patients. Three unusual cases of tracheobronchial vascular compression are presented. The diagnosis and management of children with tracheobronchial vascular compression is discussed, stressing the importance of synchronous airway anomalies and associated congenital cardiac anomalies. Although surgical intervention may be corrective in most cases of vascular compression, persistent tracheomalacia may necessitate tracheotomy for a prolonged period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Wiatrak
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Myer
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Cotton
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D001465:Barium Radioisotopes; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D001465:Barium Radioisotopes