Isolated unilateral absence of the pulmonary artery
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Radiological Features of Isolated Unilateral Absence of the Pulmonary Artery
We report a case of isolated unilateral absence of the pulmonary artery, a rare congenital anomaly, in a woman with exertional dyspnoea. The chest radiograph appearances of this anomaly are often mistaken for other conditions, such as Swyer-James-MacLeod’s syndrome or thromboembolic disease. The interpretation of chest radiograph findings in order to differentiate isolated unilateral absence of...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2050-0904,2050-0904
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.2515