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Multi-slice computed tomography assessment of bronchial compression with absent pulmonary valve

BACKGROUND: Absent pulmonary valve is a rare cardiovascular anomaly that can result in profound tracheobronchial compression. OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the advantage of multi-slice CT in diagnosing tracheobronchial compression, its severity as related to the adjacent dilated pulmonary arteries, and...

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Autores principales: Zhong, Yu-Min, Jaffe, Richard B., Liu, Jin-Fen, Sun, Ai-Min, Gao, Wei, Wang, Qian, Zhu, Ming, Qiu, Hai-Sheng, Berdon, Walter E.
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Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4061480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24706163
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-2898-z
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author Zhong, Yu-Min
Jaffe, Richard B.
Liu, Jin-Fen
Sun, Ai-Min
Gao, Wei
Wang, Qian
Zhu, Ming
Qiu, Hai-Sheng
Berdon, Walter E.
author_facet Zhong, Yu-Min
Jaffe, Richard B.
Liu, Jin-Fen
Sun, Ai-Min
Gao, Wei
Wang, Qian
Zhu, Ming
Qiu, Hai-Sheng
Berdon, Walter E.
author_sort Zhong, Yu-Min
collection PubMed
description BACKGROUND: Absent pulmonary valve is a rare cardiovascular anomaly that can result in profound tracheobronchial compression. OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the advantage of multi-slice CT in diagnosing tracheobronchial compression, its severity as related to the adjacent dilated pulmonary arteries, and associated lung and cardiac lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included children with absent pulmonary valve who were reviewed by multi-slice CT during a 17-year period. The number and locations of stenoses and lung lesions were noted and the severity of stenosis was categorized. The diameter of the pulmonary artery was measured and associated cardiac defects were demonstrated. RESULTS: Thirty-one children (14 girls and 17 boys) were included. Of these, 29 had ventricular septal defect and 2 had an intact ventricular septum. Twenty-nine children (94%) had tracheobronchial compression, judged to be mild in nine children (31%), moderate in 10 (34%) and severe in 10 (34%). The different locations of the stenosis (carina, main bronchi, lobar and segmental bronchi) were observed. And the number and location of lung lesions demonstrated that the right middle and left upper and lower lobes were often affected. The diameter of the pulmonary artery in these children was well above normal published values, and Spearman rank correlation analysis showed a correlation between the size of the pulmonary artery and the severity of the tracheobronchial stenosis. Nineteen children (61%) underwent surgery and 4 of these children had a multi-slice CT post-operative follow-up study. CONCLUSION: Absent pulmonary valve can cause significant morbidity and mortality in children. Multi-slice CT can accurately depict areas of tracheobronchial compression, associated lung lesions and cardiac defects, helping to direct the surgeon.
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spelling pubmed-40614802014-06-25 Multi-slice computed tomography assessment of bronchial compression with absent pulmonary valve Zhong, Yu-Min Jaffe, Richard B. Liu, Jin-Fen Sun, Ai-Min Gao, Wei Wang, Qian Zhu, Ming Qiu, Hai-Sheng Berdon, Walter E. Pediatr Radiol Original Article BACKGROUND: Absent pulmonary valve is a rare cardiovascular anomaly that can result in profound tracheobronchial compression. OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the advantage of multi-slice CT in diagnosing tracheobronchial compression, its severity as related to the adjacent dilated pulmonary arteries, and associated lung and cardiac lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included children with absent pulmonary valve who were reviewed by multi-slice CT during a 17-year period. The number and locations of stenoses and lung lesions were noted and the severity of stenosis was categorized. The diameter of the pulmonary artery was measured and associated cardiac defects were demonstrated. RESULTS: Thirty-one children (14 girls and 17 boys) were included. Of these, 29 had ventricular septal defect and 2 had an intact ventricular septum. Twenty-nine children (94%) had tracheobronchial compression, judged to be mild in nine children (31%), moderate in 10 (34%) and severe in 10 (34%). The different locations of the stenosis (carina, main bronchi, lobar and segmental bronchi) were observed. And the number and location of lung lesions demonstrated that the right middle and left upper and lower lobes were often affected. The diameter of the pulmonary artery in these children was well above normal published values, and Spearman rank correlation analysis showed a correlation between the size of the pulmonary artery and the severity of the tracheobronchial stenosis. Nineteen children (61%) underwent surgery and 4 of these children had a multi-slice CT post-operative follow-up study. CONCLUSION: Absent pulmonary valve can cause significant morbidity and mortality in children. Multi-slice CT can accurately depict areas of tracheobronchial compression, associated lung lesions and cardiac defects, helping to direct the surgeon. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014-04-05 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4061480/ /pubmed/24706163 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-2898-z Text en © The Author(s) 2014 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited.
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Zhong, Yu-Min
Jaffe, Richard B.
Liu, Jin-Fen
Sun, Ai-Min
Gao, Wei
Wang, Qian
Zhu, Ming
Qiu, Hai-Sheng
Berdon, Walter E.
Multi-slice computed tomography assessment of bronchial compression with absent pulmonary valve
title Multi-slice computed tomography assessment of bronchial compression with absent pulmonary valve
title_full Multi-slice computed tomography assessment of bronchial compression with absent pulmonary valve
title_fullStr Multi-slice computed tomography assessment of bronchial compression with absent pulmonary valve
title_full_unstemmed Multi-slice computed tomography assessment of bronchial compression with absent pulmonary valve
title_short Multi-slice computed tomography assessment of bronchial compression with absent pulmonary valve
title_sort multi-slice computed tomography assessment of bronchial compression with absent pulmonary valve
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4061480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24706163
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-2898-z
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