title: Complete tracheal duplication with unilateral atelectasis in an adult.
abstract: Duplication of the trachea is an extremely rare condition that has been infrequently reported in the medical literature. We report an adult case with complete tracheal duplication associated with unilateral atelectasis, which was incidentally detected by computed tomography. Tracheal duplication should be considered as a possible cause of severe atelectasis in adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chihaya
authors.forename: Tsuneo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashiro
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: Seiichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nobuyama
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Hirotaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kida
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kurimoto
authors.forename: Shoichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Atsuko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fujikawa
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: Masamichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mineshita
authors.forename: Teruomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyazawa
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities*