Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients)

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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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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Right Pulmonary Venous Atresia: A Rare Cause for Recurrent Unilateral Pneumonia

Prashant P. Patil Lotus Children Hospital.India Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchJ Clin Diag Res 2017; 11: DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/25670.10596 AbstractRecurrent unilateral pneumonia poses a diagnostic dilemma for all paediatricians. Isolated pulmonary venous atresia is an uncommon entity, which presents with recurrent unilateral pulmonary infections, dyspnoea on exertion and haemoptysis. It is associated with significant mortality and

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Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia presenting with recurrent hemoptysis and bronchial varices in an Ethiopian adolescent: a case report

Abate Yeshidinber Weldetsadik, Abdi Kebede, Binyam Gebremedhin Godu, Maru Gama Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College. Ethiopia Journal of Medical Case ReportsJ Med Case Rep 2023; 17:DOI: 10.1186/s13256-023-03956-4 AbstractBackground: Congenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia is a rare anomaly resulting from failure of the pulmonary vein to incorporate in the left atrium. It is a very rare cause

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Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia: A rare case of hemoptysis

Cindy S. DeMastes-Crabtree, Edward Kim, Ronald L. Morton University of Louisville and Kosair Children’s Hospital. United States Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsRespir Med Case Rep 2015; 15: 83-84DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2015.05.009 AbstractWe present a rare case of hemoptysis secondary to isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia. Isolated pulmonary vein atresia is a rare condition in which patients typically acquire a

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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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Congenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia: A rare disease with successful outcome in a child

Raja Sumandatta Aduri, Javid Raja, Ganesh Kumar Munirathinam, Raghuraman Soundararajan, Arun Sharma, Sachin Mahajan 29751Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research.India Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic AnnalsAsian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2022; 30: 943-946DOI: 10.1177/02184923221115972 AbstractUnilateral pulmonary vein atresia is a rare congenital anomaly that may occur in association with other congenital heart diseases. We report a rare

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Isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia with hemoptysis in a child: A case report and literature review

Changqing Tang, Hongyu Duan, Kaiyu Zhou, Yimin Hua, Xiaoliang Liu, Yifei Li, Chuan Wang West China Institute of Women and Children’s Health, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University West China Medical School of Sichuan University. China MedicineMedicine 2018; DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000011882 AbstractRationale: Hemoptysis is an uncommon chief complaint but a distressing symptom in pediatric patients. Due to

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