Hyoung Nam Lee, Young Tong Kim, Sung Sik Cho
Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital.
Republic of Korea
Korean Journal of Radiology
Korean J Radiol 2011; 12: 395-399
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2011.12.3.395
Abstract
We 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 presence of abnormal vascular structures that represented collaterals for the involved lung parenchyma. On angiography, the atretic pulmonary vein was found to drain into the other ipsilateral pulmonary veins through the collaterals.
Category
Absence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections
Symptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous Obstruction
Diagnostic Testing. Noninvasive
Diagnostic Testing. Invasive
Year of Publication: 2011
Age Focus: Adult
Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients)
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