Absence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections

CT angiography of mildly symptomatic, isolated, unilateral right pulmonary vein atresia

Mindaugas Mataciunas, Lina Gumbiene, Sigitas Cibiras, Virgilijus Tarutis, Algirdas E. Tamosiunas Vilnius University.Lithuania Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 2009; 39: 1087-1090DOI: 10.1007/s00247-009-1291-9 AbstractWe report a mildly symptomatic 12-year-old boy with a very rare congenital anomaly-isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia. Diagnosis was made using CT angiography and its role in diagnosis is discussed. CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary […]

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Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia

Leonard E. Swischuk, Philippe L’Heureux Universityb of Texas Medical Branch. University of Minnesota Medical School.United States American Journal of RoentgenologyAJR Am J Roentgenol 1980; 135: 667-672DOI: 10.2214/ajr.135.4.667 AbstractThree cases of unilateral pulmonary vein atresia in children are described. The findings in all three cases were similar and consisted of hemoptysis, recurrent pulmonary infections, and a normal

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Esophageal varices in association with unilateral pulmonary vein atresia

J. Kevin Harrison, Steven E. Hearne, William M. Baker, Peter Van Trigt, Gil Leidig, Thomas M. Bashore, Martin P. O’Laughlin Duke University Medical Center.United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular DiagnosesCathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1996; 38: 387-392DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199608)38:4<387::AID-CCD14>3.0.CO;2-C AbstractA 27-yr-old woman with recurrent episodes of hemoptysis (and hematemesis due to esophageal varices) was found to have unilateral pulmonary vein

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Congenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia: radiologic findings in three adult patients

Laura E. Heyneman, Robert L. Nolan, J. Kevin Harrison, H. Page McAdams Duke University Medical Center.United States American Journal of RoentgenologyAJR Am J Roentgenol 2001; 177: 681-685DOI: 10.2214/ajr.177.3.1770681 AbstractObjective: The purpose of our study is to describe the radiologic findings of adult patients presenting with congenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia.Conclusion: Chest radiography in affected patients typically reveals a

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Case report: Isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia diagnosed on 128-slice multidetector CT

Rashmi Dixit, Jyoti Kumar, Veena Chowdhury, Krishnan Rajeshwari, Gulshan Rai Sethi Maulana Azad Medical College.India Indian Journal of Radiology and ImagingInd J Radiol Imag 2011; 21: 253-256DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.90681 AbstractUnilateral pulmonary venous atresia is an uncommon entity that is generally believed to be congenital. Most patients present in infancy or childhood with recurrent chest infections or hemoptysis.

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Asymptomatic adults with isolated, unilateral right pulmonary vein atresia: multidetector CT findings

Y. Kim, I. R. Yoo, M. I. Ahn, D. H. Han Ewha Womans University.Republic of Korea British Journal of RadiologyBr J Radiol 2011; 84: e109-e113DOI: 10.1259/bjr/51344661 AbstractWe report two cases of a very rare congenital anomaly, i.e. isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia. The patients were asymptomatic and the diagnosis was made using multidetector CT (MDCT), which

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Isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia

Ramakrishna Narayanan, Balasubramanyam Shankar, Samir Paruthikunnan Kasturba Medical College.India Lung IndiaLung India 2016; 33: 571-572DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.188990 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsLength of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionDiagnostic Testing. Noninvasive Year of Publication: 2016 Age Focus: Adult Article Type: Case Reports

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Anomalous pulmonary venous connections and related anomalies: nomenclature, embryology, anatomy, and morphology

Michael J. Walsh, Ross M. Ungerleider, Vera D. Aiello, Diane Spicer, Jorge M. Giroud Brenner Children’s Hospital and Wake Forest University Medical Center. Universidade de São Paulo. Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.United States and Brazil World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryWorld J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2013; 4: 30-43DOI: 10.1177/2150135112458439 AbstractThis article combines material

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Mixed type of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection with hemi-pulmonary vein atresia

Yasuhisa Shimazaki, Susumu Nakano, Hiroshi Kato, Shigeaki Ohtake, Seiichiro Ikawa, Takuya Miura, Tetuya Sano, Jun Arisawa, Hikaru Matsuda Osaka University Medical School.Japan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 1993; 56: 1399-1401DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(93)90694-d AbstractThis reports a successfully corrected case of an 8-day-old baby who had a rare mixed type of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in which

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Common pulmonary vein atresia: a successfully corrected case

Yasuhisa Shimazaki, T. Yagihara, T. Nakada, O. Hirose, H. Sugimoto Osaka University Medical School.Japan Journal of Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Cardiovasc Surg 1987; 28: 395-397DOI: Not Available AbstractCommon pulmonary vein atresia is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly in which there is no communication between the confluence of the pulmonary veins and the heart or the major systemic

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