A lesson in investigation of the airway.
Tracheobronchography is not a new radiological investigation but is seldom used in ventilator dependent infants. It is a simple, safe and accurate investigation of the airways. Its potential in this group of patients is demonstrated in the case described.
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Anaesthetic Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, London, UK.
D001995:Bronchography; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*