CT demonstration of "chicken trachea" resulting from complete cartilaginous rings of the trachea in ring-sling complex.
We report a 10-month-old infant who presented with tetralogy of Fallot and respiratory disease in whom the suspicion of a ring-sling complex was confirmed by high-resolution CT. CT demonstrated the typical association of left pulmonary artery sling and the "chicken trachea" resulting from complete cartilaginous rings of the trachea.
Calcagni
Giulio
G
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
Brunelle
Francis
F
Vouhe
Pascal
P
Bonnet
Damien
D
Sidi
Daniel
D
Ou
Phalla
P
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015607:Stents; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy