title: Cardiovascular Causes of Pediatric Airway Compression: A Pictorial Review.
abstract: Airways compression by vascular structures is one of the important comorbidities of congenital heart disease with incidence of approximately 1%-2% in children. Airways compression is a consequence of abnormal configuration of the great vessels producing a vascular ring with enlargement of normal structures (pulmonary arteries or cardiac chambers) or because of surgery. A high index of suspicion for vascular airway compression is important in children with recurrent respiratory complaints. Early diagnosis and management are essential, as chronic airway compression causes significant morbidity. As the underlying anatomical patterns tend to be highly complex, presurgical imaging assessment is essential.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Manphool
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. Electronic address: pankajgupta959@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Rana Sandip
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Manoj Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Rohit
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Kushaljit Singh
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Sodhi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Niranjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000196:embryology; D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans