Mediastinum: The Mediastinum
10.1055/b-0034-87855 Mediastinum: The Mediastinum The mediastinum is the central space of the thorax located between the two pleuropulmonary cavities to the right and left, the cervicothoracic inlet above, and the…
Mediastinum: The Trachea
10.1055/b-0034-87853 Mediastinum: The Trachea Fixed Tracheal Stenosis and Tracheomalacia Tracheal pathology in children generally consists of tracheal narrowing that may be fixed (tracheal stenosis), this can be subdivided in long…
Heart and Great Vessels: The Great Vessels
10.1055/b-0034-87858 Heart and Great Vessels: The Great Vessels In young children, the great vessels, on conventional radio-graphs, are or can be obscured by the shadow of the thymus. As the…
Heart and Great Vessels: Cardiovascular Devices
10.1055/b-0034-87859 Heart and Great Vessels: Cardiovascular Devices Table 1.88 Cardiovascular devices Diagnosis Findings Comments Coarctation of aorta Fig. 1.227a, b Stent. For adolescent patients. Patent ductus arteriosus Fig. 1.216, p….
Heart and Great Vessels: Congenital Heart Disease
10.1055/b-0034-87856 Heart and Great Vessels: Congenital Heart Disease CHD has an incidence of approximately 8 per 1000 live births; the 10 most common entities account for 80% of all cases…
Mediastinum: The Hilum
10.1055/b-0034-87854 Mediastinum: The Hilum The hilum encompasses the root of the lung and consists of the major pulmonary vessels, bronchial walls, and lymph nodes. Hilar enlargement in children may be…
Heart and Great Vessels: Cardiac Tumors
10.1055/b-0034-87857 Heart and Great Vessels: Cardiac Tumors In the pediatric age group, primary cardiac tumors are extremely rare; a prevalence of 0.0017 to 0.28% in autopsy series has been reported….
