title: Tracheal quadrifurcation associated with congenital heart disease.
abstract: Tracheal anomalies are known in association with congenital cardiac defects. Some of the well-described anomalies include accessory (displaced) tracheal bronchus with variants, tracheal trifurcation and accessory cardiac bronchus. Here we describe a case of tracheal quadrifurcation associated with complex congenital heart disease. Illustration of complex airway anatomy was simplified by the use of multidetector CT using a variety of image display options. Awareness of this complex anomaly will expand our knowledge of tracheal anomalies and equip the anesthesia and surgical team for better airway management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Narayana Multispeciality Hospital and Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Center, Bommasandra, Bangalore, India, bvenkatraman@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Venkatraman
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: Karthik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gadabanahalli
authors.forename: Ozaire
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*