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ArticleDiagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey)2025

Consolidation in the right middle lobe in pediatric bronchial-pulmonary artery shunt: radiology's Aunt Minnie?

Chi Wang, Rongchang Wu, Zihan Wang, Shuai Ma, Xinyu Yuan, Yuchun Yan, Yun Peng

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Chi WangCapital Institute of Pediatrics, Department of Radiology, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7170-568X
Rongchang WuBeijing Children's Hospital, National Center for Children's Health, Capital Medical University, Department of Radiology, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9997-0426
Zihan WangBeijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Department of Radiology, Beijing, China.ORCID 0009-0004-4705-0782
Shuai MaCapital Institute of Pediatrics, Department of Radiology, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5114-9468
Xinyu YuanCapital Institute of Pediatrics, Department of Radiology, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7626-0111
Yuchun YanCapital Institute of Pediatrics, Department of Radiology, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1423-2676
Yun PengBeijing Children's Hospital, National Center for Children's Health, Capital Medical University, Department of Radiology, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8213-9716

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purposeBy retrospectively studying the chest computed tomography (CT) data of children with bronchial artery (BA)-pulmonary artery fistula, this study summarizes the characteristic imaging features of the disease and provides imaging support for the diagnosis and clinical treatment of these children.

methodsDigital subtraction angiography and CT angiography data were collected from 74 children with pulmonary hemorrhage following BA embolization. Bronchial-pulmonary shunt was present in 30 cases.

resultsOf the 74 children with pulmonary hemorrhage in this study, seven exhibited signs of consolidation in the middle lobe of the right lung, and bronchial-pulmonary shunt existed in all of them. A total of 30 children with BA-pulmonary artery shunt (PAS) had BA tortuosity and thickening. Regarding primary BA-PAS, the middle lobe and lower lobe of the right lung were involved in 94.1% (16) of the children. Those with a fistula located in the middle lobe of the right lung accounted for 58.8% (10 cases), of which 40.0% (four cases) presented consolidation. In this study, 41.2% (seven) of the children with primary BA-PAS exhibited no abnormal changes on chest CT, and 58.8% (10 cases) exhibited abnormal changes in the unilateral lung.

conclusionFor children with pulmonary hemorrhage who have consolidation in the right middle lobe, the formation of BA-PAS should be anticipated. The possibility of primary BA-PAS should not be disregarded in children with pulmonary hemorrhage with tortuosity and dilation of BAs, despite no apparent abnormalities on lung CT, or ground-glass density or consolidation on only one side. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The chest CT of patients with pulmonary hemorrhage showed consolidation of the right middle lobe of the lung, which was highly likely to indicate BA-PAS.

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Arterio-Arterial FistulaBronchial ArteriesLungPulmonary ArteryAdolescentAngiography, Digital SubtractionChildChild, PreschoolComputed Tomography AngiographyEmbolization, TherapeuticFemaleHumansInfantMaleRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray Computedbronchial artery–pulmonary artery shuntchildComputed tomographyX-ray

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