Absence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections

Magnification pulmonary wedge angiography in the evaluation of children with congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension

Michael R. Nihill, Dan G. McNamara Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.United States CirculationCirculation 1978; 58: 1094-1106DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.58.6.1094 AbstractIn order to determine the presence and extent of obstructive pulmonary vascular disease in patients with congenital heart disease, magnified cineangiograms were obtained with a catheter in the pulmonary artery wedge position in 155 infants and […]

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Bronchial arteries to right pulmonary artery anastomoses in right pulmonary vein atresia

J. Fred Johnson, Andrew L Juris, Edith Valerie Barnes Tripler Army Medical Center.United States Cardiovascular and Interventional RadiologyCardiovasc Interv Radiol 1982; 5: 238-240DOI: 10.1007/BF02565403 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionDiagnostic Testing. Invasive Year of Publication: 1982 Age Focus: Pediatric Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective

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Right pulmonary venous atresia: a case report and review of literature

Serife Savas Borbas, Birgül Varan, Sule Ackay Baskent UniversityTurkey Tüberkülos ve Toraks (Tuberculosis and Thoracic Journal)Tuberk Toraks 2012; 60(3): 254-257DOI: 10.5578/tt.2425 AbstractIsolated pulmonary vein atresia without associated congenital malformation is a very rare condition in adults. It is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Recurrent pulmonary infections, dyspnea on exertion and hemoptysis may be the presenting

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Congenital atresia of unilateral pulmonary veins associated with a single ventricle: a rare case report and literature review

Hsing-Yuan Lee, Betau Hwang, Pi-Chang Lee, Sheng-Ling Jan, C.C. Laura Meng Taoyuan Armed Force General Hospital.Taiwan Circulation JournalCirc J 2008; 72: 1544-1546DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-07-0516 AbstractCongenital atresia or extreme hypoplasia of individual pulmonary veins is a rare condition that is usually asymptomatic if it only involves 1 or 2 segments of the lungs. It may be fatal if

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Bronchial varices in congenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia

Mengshu Cao, Hourong Cai, Jingjing Ding, Yi Zhuang, Zhengge Wang Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and Nanjing University Medical SchoolChina American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineAm J Respir Crit Care Med 2013; 187: 1267-1268DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201211-1974IM AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionDiagnostic

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Unilateral pulmonary veins atresia: evaluation by computed tomgraphy

Diego André Eifer, Felipe Veras Arsego, Felipe Soares Torres Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Brazil Radiologia BrasileiraRadiol Bras 2013; 46: 376–378https://www.scielo.br/j/rb/a/yBSgt8gWpGm5CnPPDfS4G5c/?lang=en&format=pdf AbstractUnilateral pulmonary vein atresia is a rare congenital condition. In addition to cardiac malformations or pulmonary hypertension, patients may present with recurrent pulmonary infections or hemoptysis in childhood or adolescence. The authors report

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Acquired unilateral pulmonary vein atresia in a 3-year-old boy

Mohammed Firdouse, Arnav Agarwal, Lars Grosse-Wortmann, Tapas K. Mondal University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children. McMaster University McMaster Children’s Hospital.Canada Journal of UltrasoundJ Ultrasound 2014; 18: 73-78DOI: 10.1007/s40477-014-0135-0 AbstractWhile unilateral pulmonary venous atresia (UPVA) most commonly presents as an extremely rare late embryological defect resulting in complete occlusion or absence of the PV pathway,

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Unilateral absence of the pulmonary veins: an unusual diagnosis with characteristic imaging findings

Terry L. Levin, Bradford W. Betz, Lisa M. Gennarini, Chana Wircberg Children’s Hospital of Montefiore Medical Center. United States Clinical ImagingClin Imaging 2019; 55:107-111DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.01.022 AbstractBackground: Congenital unilateral absence of the pulmonary vein (UCAPV) is a rare entity with characteristic clinical and imaging findings. Despite its congenital nature, the radiographic findings and symptoms of UCAPV may not

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A 12-Year-Old Girl With Dyspnea and Unilateral Interlobular Septal Thickening

Yong Chen, Yao Xiao, Ying Zhang, Guangfa Zhu, Ruiyu Dou, Hong Gu Beijing Anzhen Hospital and Capital Medical University.China ChestChest 2019; 156: e57-e61DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.03.022 AbstractA 12-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital for exercise intolerance and radiographic abnormalities. She presented with a 5-year history of shortness of breath during intense exercise and did not undergo any

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Diagnosis and management of congenital right pulmonary venous atresia

I. Ricardo Argueta-Morales, Ruchira Garg, William M. DeCampli Miami Children’s Hospital and Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2009; 19: 648-651DOI: 10.1017/S1047951109991867 AbstractCongenital unilateral pulmonary venous atresia is a rare anatomical defect. Patients present with pulmonary symptoms, and diagnosis may be elusive. Pulmonary arterial wedge angiography is the gold standard with

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