Right Upper Lobe Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
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چکیده
Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) is a left-to-right shunt where one or more, but not all, pulmonary veins drain into a systemic vein or the right atrium. We report a case of a 45-year-old male with PAPVR to superior vena cava which was incidentally discovered during a right lower bilobectomy for lung cancer.
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دوره 2014 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014