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Bridging bronchus and sling left pulmonary artery: a rare entity demonstrated by coronal CT with 3-D rendering display and minimal-intensity projections

Authors: Anne-Marie du Plessis, Savvas Andronikou, Pierre Goussaard

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 9/2008

Abstract

We present a 5-month-old boy with bridging bronchus associated with a sling left pulmonary artery, both of which are rare. Coronal CT using 3-D volume rendering technique was used to delineate the abnormality and plan surgery. We propose that this technique could be used as single diagnostic tool in a child who presents, as children with this anomaly do, with chronic or recurrent lower respiratory tract infections.

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Title: Bridging bronchus and sling left pulmonary artery: a rare entity demonstrated by coronal CT with 3-D rendering display and minimal-intensity projections
Authors: Anne-Marie du Plessis
Savvas Andronikou
Pierre Goussaard
Publication date: 01-09-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 9/2008
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-008-0913-y

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Bridging bronchus and sling left pulmonary artery: a rare entity demonstrated by coronal CT with 3-D rendering display and minimal-intensity projections

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