Incidentally detected unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis with pulmonary hypoplasia in a 67 year old woman
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Incidentally detected unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis with pulmonary hypoplasia in a 67 year old woman.
Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis is commonly seen associated with other congenital cardiovascular defects, when it is detected early in life, but isolated absence of the pulmonary artery is a rare entity, usually detected in adulthood. The latter patients are usually asymptomatic or might present with varied non-specific manifestations such as respiratory tract infections and hemoptysis. Th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Radiology Case Reports
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1943-0922
DOI: 10.3941/jrcr.v4i11.583