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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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Congenital localized stenosis of the pulmonary veins

M. Henry, J. C. Hoeffel, C. Pernot Hospital Jeanne d’Arc.France Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 1975; 4: 49-52DOI: 10.1007/BF00978821 AbstractOne case of localized stenosis of the extrapulmonary portion of pulmonary veins is reported in a 3 years old child. The chest X-Ray showed a rounded and pulsatile opacification over the right hilum and on angiocardiography the right superior

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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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Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure Can Underestimate Direct Pulmonary Vein Pressure in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Ari J. Gartenberg, Michael L. O’Byrne, MD, Ella B. Leeth, Jessica Tang, Mudit Gupta, Jonathan J. Rome, Ryan Callahan Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.United States Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsJ Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv 2024; 3:DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.101350 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) can

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Multimodal Assessment and Intramodal Comparison of Imaging Techniques for Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis with Pulmonary Hypertension

Victor Kieu, Stephanie S. Handler, Michael Mitchell, Amy Y. Pan, Liyun Zhang, Edward Kirkpatrick Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Wisconsin. Nemours Children’s Health.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03531-8 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare, serious, and progressive disease in the pediatric population. Evaluation is complex and involves multimodality imaging. Diagnosis is important as

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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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Atresia of the common pulmonary vein

Youcef Sadou, Matteo Ciuffreda, Giancarlo Crupi Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo.Italy Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2006; 16: 398-400DOI: 10.1017/S1047951106000199 AbstractA newborn girl with atresia of the common pulmonary vein, presented immediately after birth with severe cyanosis and acidosis. The diagnosis of totally obstructed total pulmonary venous return was made by cross-sectional echocardiography. Subsequent cardiac catheterization failed

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Atresia of the common pulmonary vein. Case report and differential diagnosis

Myron A. Levine, James H. Moller, Kurt Amplatz, Jesse E. Edwards University of Minnesota and Charles T. Miller Hospital.United States American Journal of RoentgenologyAm J Roentgenol 1967; 100: 322-327DOI: 10.2214/ajr.100.2.322 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsPulmonary Hypertension Associated with Stenosis or Atresia of Pulmonary VeinsSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with

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