CONGENITALLY SHORT TRACHEA WITH COMPRESSION OF THE LEFT MAINSTEM BRONCHUS - MRI FINDINGS

Authors
DEPRIESTER JA VOS GD VANWAARDENBURG DA OEI TK
Citation
Ja. Depriester et al., CONGENITALLY SHORT TRACHEA WITH COMPRESSION OF THE LEFT MAINSTEM BRONCHUS - MRI FINDINGS, Pediatric radiology, 28(5), 1998, pp. 342-343
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging",Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03010449
Volume
28
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
342 - 343
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0449(1998)28:5<342:CSTWCO>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The MRI features of congenitally short trachea in a patient presenting with respiratory distress are presented. Compression of the left main stem bronchus by the aortic arch, a recognised complication of this an omaly, could be demonstrated by MRI, obviating the need for other imag ing modalities.