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| Year : 2011 |
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Case report: Isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia diagnosed on 128-slice multidetector CT
Rashmi Dixit, Jyoti Kumar, Veena Chowdhury, Krishnan Rajeshwari, Gulshan Rai Sethi
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi - 110002, India
Correspondence Address:
Jyoti Kumar
175, Minakshi Garden, New Delhi - 110 018
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.90681
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Unilateral pulmonary venous atresia is an uncommon entity that is generally believed to be congenital. Most patients present in infancy or childhood with recurrent chest infections or hemoptysis. Pulmonary angiography is usually used for definitive diagnosis. However, the current multislice CT scanners may obviate the need for pulmonary angiography. We report two cases diagnosed using 128-slice CT angiography. On the CT angiography images both these cases demonstrated absent pulmonary veins on the affected side, with a small pulmonary artery and prominent bronchial or other systemic arterial supply. |
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