CT demonstration of "chicken trachea" resulting from complete cartilaginous rings of the trachea in ring-sling complex

Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Jul;38(7):798-800. doi: 10.1007/s00247-008-0814-0. Epub 2008 Apr 17.

Abstract

We report a 10-month-old infant who presented with tetralogy of Fallot and respiratory disease in whom the suspicion of a ring-sling complex was confirmed by high-resolution CT. CT demonstrated the typical association of left pulmonary artery sling and the "chicken trachea" resulting from complete cartilaginous rings of the trachea.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging*
  • Stents
  • Tetralogy of Fallot / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Trachea / abnormalities*
  • Trachea / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tracheal Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tracheal Stenosis / therapy