title: Complete tracheal duplication in an adult with thoracic aortic coarctation.
abstract: Partial and complete duplication of the trachea have previously been reported as rare causes of respiratory distress in children. We report a case of complete tracheal duplication detected incidentally in an adult during a computed tomography angiogram of the heart performed as part of an evaluation for coarctation of the aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ 08015, USA. scharfm@deborah.org
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Scharf
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Gallagher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*