Age Focus: Adult

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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Individual pulmonary vein atresia in adults: report of two cases

Hyoung Nam Lee, Young Tong Kim, Sung Sik Cho Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital.Republic of Korea Korean Journal of RadiologyKorean J Radiol 2011; 12: 395-399DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2011.12.3.395 AbstractWe present two cases of individual pulmonary vein atresia without vestige of an involved pulmonary vein. On CT, we noted the absence or interruption of normal pulmonary venous structures, and the

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Bronchoscopic Findings in Congenital Isolated Unilateral Pulmonary Vein Atresia in an Adult

M. Teresa Gómez Hernández, María Rogríguez, Marcelo F. Jiménez, José Aranda Salamanca University Hospital.Spain Journal of Bronchology and Interventional PulmonologyJ Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 2015; 22: 244-247DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000171 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: 2015 Age Focus: Adult

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Improved gas exchange after pneumonectomy in an adult with incomplete pulmonary vein atresia

Tjip S. van der Werf, Gregor P. M. Mannes, Joffre M. Hew, Rene G. Grevink, Thomas W. van der Mark, Tjark Ebels, Gerard H. Koeter Groningen University Hospital.Netherlands Thorax Thorax 1994; 49:723-725DOI: 10.1136/thx.49.7.723 AbstractAtresia of the pulmonary veins of the left lung and the right upper lobe with moderate pulmonary hypertension was diagnosed in a 20

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Isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia in adult patients: a case report and literature review

Min Zhang, Qing-Chen Wu, Cheng Zhang, Qiang Li, Ying-Jiu Jiang, Dan Chen First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University.China Heart Surgery ForumHeart Surg Forum 2010; 13: E370-E372DOI: 10.1532/HSF98.20101078. https://journal.hsforum.com/index.php/HSF/article/view/55/54 AbstractUnilateral pulmonary vein atresia is a rare abnormality that usually presents in infants with recurrent hemoptysis and pneumonia. Presentation in adulthood without additional congenital heart disease is

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Unilateral Pulmonary Vein Atresia Initially Presenting as Interstitial Lung Disease in an Elderly Female: Serial Chest Radiograph Changes and Its Literature Review

Young Woo Sim, Jongmin Park, Byunggeon Park, Jae-Kwang Lim, Kyung Min Shin, Young-Seon Kim Yeungnam University Hospital and Yeungnam University College of Medicine. Kyungpook National University School of Medicine.Republic of Korea Journal of the Korean Society of RadiologyJ Korean Soc Radiol 2022; 83: 372-377DOI: 10.3348/jksr.2021.0033 AbstractUnilateral pulmonary vein atresia (PVA) is a rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly

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Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia presenting with recurrent hydrothorax in an adult: A case report

Yan Wang, Shuangshuang Jiang, Jiasheng Yang, Ruilin Sun Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital.China Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsRespir Med Case Rep 2022; DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2022.101711 AbstractUPVA (Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia) is the failure of connection between the common pulmonary vein and the left atrium. UPVA is a rare malformation of common pulmonary vein caused by embryonic development defects.

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Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia without anomalous connection in adult patient with recurrent severe hemoptysis

Andrea Dell’Amore, Alessio Campisi, Stefano Congiu, Domenica Giunta, Giampiero Dolci, Fabio Niro S. Orsola University Hospital.Italy Journal of Visualized Surgery J Vis Surg 2018; 4: DOI: 10.21037/jovs.2018.05.03 AbstractIsolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia (UPVA) is a rare congenital malformation and the management remains controversial. In adults, pneumonectomy is the treatment of choice when significant hemoptysis becomes life-threatening.

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Congenital Pulmonary Vein Atresia in an Adult

Koji Kuronuma, Tomofumi Kobayashi, Youhei Takahashi, Hiroki Takahashi Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine.Japan Internal MedicineIntern Med 2017; 56: 877-878DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7590 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionDiagnostic Testing. Noninvasive Year of Publication: 2017 Age Focus: Adult Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective

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Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia: Literature overview and case report

Cung-Van Cong, Tran-Thi Ly, Nguyen Minh Duc National Lung Hospital. Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine.Vietnam Radiology Case ReportsRadiol Case Rep 2022; 17: 1313-1317DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.01.057 AbstractThe unilateral absence of the pulmonary vein, known as pulmonary vein atresia, is a rare type of unilateral pulmonary venous hypoplasia caused by the congenital atrophy of the long pulmonary vein

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