title: Braided bronchus: a previously undescribed airway anomaly.
abstract: Infants with congenital heart disease frequently experience recurrent atelectasis, in many cases associated with anomalous branching of the bronchial tree. The bridging bronchus has been well described and has been associated with both left-sided obstructive lesions and a sling-like left pulmonary artery. We describe a similar, though distinct airway anomaly, the "braided bronchus," associated with a bridging bronchus in a child with coarctation of the aorta and recurrent atelectasis. Methods used to delineate the "braided bronchus" are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Investigation, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California 92134-5000, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Poss
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cocalis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krumwiede
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gaston
mesh_terms: D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications*; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001995:Bronchography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence