title: Atelectasis of the left lung induced by subcarinal pulmonary artery sling.
abstract: Pulmonary artery sling is an unusual cause of respiratory distress in the neonatal period. Despite the use of conventional diagnostic tools such as ECHO or angiography, delineation of the course of the pulmonary artery and its relationship with the neighbouring bronchus may be difficult. We describe an infant with complete collapse of the left lung due to an aberrant left pulmonary artery in whom the combination of axial CT and three-dimensional reconstruction was of great value in facilitating the diagnosis and surgical planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ki Seok
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Choo
authors.forename: Yun Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Hyoung Doo
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Si Chan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Suk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tae Hong
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yeon Joo
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods