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Abnormalities of the pulmonary veins: evaluation with MR imaging and comparison with cardiac angiography and echocardiography

Takayuki Masui, Klaus C. Seelos, Barbara A. Kersting-Sommerhoff, Charles B. Higgins University of California, San Francisco.United States RadiologyRadiology 1991; 181: 645-649DOI: 10.1148/radiology.181.3.1947075 AbstractSeventy-seven patients underwent T1-weighted spin-echo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Group 1 (n = 56) consisted of patients with various types of congenital heart disease but normal pulmonary veins. Group 2 (n = 22) consisted […]

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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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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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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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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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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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