Bridging bronchus and sling left pulmonary artery: a rare entity demonstrated by coronal CT with 3-D rendering display and minimal-intensity projections.
We present a 5-month-old boy with bridging bronchus associated with a sling left pulmonary artery, both of which are rare. Coronal CT using 3-D volume rendering technique was used to delineate the abnormality and plan surgery. We propose that this technique could be used as single diagnostic tool in a child who presents, as children with this anomaly do, with chronic or recurrent lower respiratory tract infections.
du Plessis
Anne-Marie
AM
Department of Radiology, Tygerberg Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, Cape Town 7505, South Africa. docams@iafrica.com
Andronikou
Savvas
S
Goussaard
Pierre
P
D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007223:Infant; D007472:Iohexol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
D003287:Contrast Media; D007472:Iohexol; C038192:iopromide