title: Preoperative diagnosis of bronchial atresia presenting with recurrent respiratory symptoms in an infant.
abstract: Bronchial atresia (BA) is a rare respiratory malformation that may be diagnosed from infancy to adulthood. A typical feature of the disease is involvement of the left upper lobe and a mass-like lesion surrounded by a hyperlucent and nondeflating zone. We present a six-month-old male infant who was diagnosed by contrast-enhanced spiral computed tomography (CT) with three-dimensional (3D) technology, and by Tc-99m-macroalbumin aggregate (Tc99m-MAA) radionuclide scintigraphy. We stress that early diagnosis of BA can be made noninvasively using contrast-enhanced spiral CT and radionuclide scintigraphy. 3D computed tomographic reformation allows a more accurate diagnosis as well as a more specific approach to management and follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics and Radiology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tanaç
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Savaş
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alper
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001995:Bronchography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; C082426:technetium Tc99m-mercaptoacetyl albumin