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Patrick M E Noonan1, Bharat Ramchandani, David J Barron, Oliver Stumper.
Abstract
A 10-year old girl underwent a CT angiogram to investigate right lung hypoplasia. This showed a normal bronchial tree, lung parenchyma and pulmonary venous drainage, but an absent right pulmonary artery. Cardiac catheterization with pulmonary vein wedge injections identified a disconnected hypoplastic right pulmonary artery system supplied by an occluded right-sided ductus arteriosus. Transcatheter recanalization of the ductus re-established right pulmonary artery flow and growth. Ultimately, this allowed for complete surgical repair and restoration of normal perfusion of the right lung, leading to complete functional rehabilitation.Entities:
Keywords: Benign or congenital lesions; Cardiac catheterization/intervention; Lung; Pulmonary arteries
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23529755 PMCID: PMC3686381 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt108
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg ISSN: 1569-9285