Pulmonary function tests leading to the diagnosis of vascular ring in an infant

Israel Amirav, Moshe Rotschild, Ephraim Bar-Yishay

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Abstract

A 5-month-old baby was referred to our pulmonary clinic because of chronic cough and wheeze, unresponsive to antiasthmatic treatment. Examination in the Infant Pulmonary Function Laboratory suggested an upper airway obstruction. An aberrant right subclavian artery was subsequently confirmed by a barium swallow, flexible bronchoscopy, and an angiographic reconstructed chest CT study. Due to modest symptoms a conservative medical approach was taken. At follow-up 1 year later, the patient had fewer respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)62-66
Number of pages5
JournalPediatric Pulmonology
Volume35
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Infant
  • Irway resistance
  • Partial forced expiratory flow-volume
  • Plethysmography
  • Pulmonary function test
  • Wheeze

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