Unilateral absence or extreme hypoplasia of pulmonary veins.

Unilateral absence or extreme hypoplasia of pulmonary veins.

Unilateral pulmonary artery absence or hypoplasia; radiographic and cardiopulmonary studies in five patients.

The clinical entity of unilateral pulmonary artery absence or hypopl sia can be readily diagnosed on the basis of routine clinical evaluation. This report is based upon 5 patients in whom the diagnosis was suspected and eventually confirmed with the aid of special studies. Characteristic hemnodynainic findings were demonstrated by means of cardiac catheterization and contrast visualization of t...

Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula with Unilateral Pulmonary Agenesis - Hypoplasia

Association of unilateral severe pulmonary hypoplasia or agenesis and esophageal atresia (EA) with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is an exceedingly rare and highly lethal combination. We report a case of full term male baby who had EA with TEF and right lung hypoplasia, managed at our centre. He is alive and doing well at 10 years of age.

Unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery: congenital disease or embolic occlusion?

A young man with congenital absence of the left pulmonary artery is reported. A right aortic arch and normal pulmonary pressures essentially rule out an alternate diagnosis of occlusive chronic thrombus in the central pulmonary arteries. Recurrent or massive haemoptysis makes an exact knowledge of the pulmonary circulation advisable.

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...