Large aortopulmonary collaterals: a cause of respiratory failure or severe bronchitis.
Two infants presented with recurrent lung disease early in life. One was premature with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and oxygen dependent. The other had two episodes of pneumonia/severe bronchitis necessitating hospital admission at one and three months. In both of them multiple aortopulmonary collaterals were diagnosed and coil occlusion of these collaterals led to improvement of the clinical status in both of them.
Galall
M Omar
MO
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Arfi
Amin M
AM
Hussain
Arif
A
Sekarski
Nicole
N
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001997:Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*