Dilated bronchial veins within pulmonary parenchyma. Observations in congenital pulmonary venous obstruction

Anton E. Becker, Mies J. Becker, Jesse E. Edwards

Charles T. Miller Hospital and University of Minnesota.
United States and Netherlands

Archives of Pathology
Arch Pathol 1971; 91: 256-260
DOI: Not Avaliable

Abstract
A histologic study of the lung was done in 13 infants with congenital severe pulmonary venous obstruction. In six of these, dilated veins were apparent within the walls and in relation to the cartilaginous bronchi. In three of the latter six an additional and unusual formation was present. This took the form of dilated veins within the parenchyma of the lung and related to the non cartilaginous bronchi and associated arteries. The latter formation is considered a histologic extreme in the presence of bronchial veins serving as collaterals to pulmonary venous obstruction.

Category
Stenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections
Symptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous Obstruction
Pulmonary Venous Pathology

Year of Publication: 1971

Age Focus: Pediatric

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

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