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Demonstration of tracheal bronchus associated with tracheal stenosis using direct coronal computed tomography
Author(s) -
Wong KinSun,
Wang ChaoRan,
Hsieh KueHsiung
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0496(199802)25:2<133::aid-ppul11>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - coronal plane , medicine , computed tomographic , bronchus , tracheal stenosis , radiology , stenosis , computed tomography , left main bronchus , airway , bronchoscopy , computed tomographic angiography , surgery , lung , respiratory disease , angiography
A 2‐year‐old boy presented with chronic wheezes and was refractory to medical treatment. A high carina with bilateral bronchial stenosis was erroneously diagnosed by bronchoscopic examination. Serial direct coronal computed tomographic scans showed a displaced right upper lobe tracheal bronchus associated with tracheal stenosis below the abnormal bronchus. A direct coronal computed tomographic scan of the tracheobronchial tree is a useful imaging technique for the delineation of airway configuration when the bronchoscope fails to pass beyond a stenotic region. A coronal computed tomographic scan may make invasive tracheobronchography unnecessary. Pediatr. Pulmonol. 1998; 25:133–135. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.