Prenatal diagnosis of pulmonary artery sling associated with tracheal
agenesis: a case report
Abstract
Pulmonary artery sling (PAS) and tracheal agenesis (TA) are both very
rare diseases. Most of PAS are associated with tracheal bronchial
malformations. However, PAS associated with TA have not yet been
reported so far. Here, we report one case of PSA associated with TA
diagnosed prenatally in our hospital. Due to the extremely low incidence
of two diseases, physicians do not have sufficient understanding of
these disease, prenatal ultrasound examination found that these kinds of
diseases are very challenging and confusable. Prenatal ultrasound and
MRI examination of pulmonary artery branches, trachea and esophagus will
provide useful information. Improving the accuracy of prenatal fetal
diagnosis is helpful for perinatal management and counseling.