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Type 2 bridging bronchus with left pulmonary artery sling

Part of: Advanced Imaging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2021

Amna Al-Arnawoot Open the ORCID record for Amna Al-Arnawoot [Opens in a new window] ,
John Kavanagh  and
Elsie T. Nguyen
Amna Al-Arnawoot
Affiliation:
Toronto Joint Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto General Hospital, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
John Kavanagh
Affiliation:
Toronto Joint Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto General Hospital, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Elsie T. Nguyen*
Affiliation:
Toronto Joint Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto General Hospital, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
*
Corresponding author: Elsie T. Nguyen, MD, FRCPC, FNASCI, Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto General Hospital, 1-295 Munk Building, 585 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2N2, Canada. Tel: +1 416 340 4800; ext. 3291. Email: elsie.nguyen@uhn.ca
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Abstract

Bridging bronchi are the rarest of the major airway anomalies reported in the literature. In this brief report, we present a case of a symptomatic adult male patient presenting with a type 2 bridging bronchus associated with left pulmonary artery sling.

Keywords

Bridging bronchusairway anomaliespulmonary sling
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 31 , Issue 10 , October 2021 , pp. 1701 - 1703
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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