Pulmonary Vein Atresia with Severe Contralateral Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Child

Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia is a very rare congenital anomaly associated with high morbidity and mortality. Most cases present in infancy or childhood with recurrent respiratory infections or hemoptysis. Further, the diagnosis can often be difficult to make. We present an infant who died due t...

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Published inPediatric cardiology Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 663 - 665
Main Authors Vergales, Jeffrey E., West, Shawn C., Hoyer, Andrew W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer-Verlag 01.04.2012
Springer
Subjects
Abnormalities, Multiple
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiology
Constriction, Pathologic - diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Fatal Outcome
Female
Genetic disorders
Humans
Images in Pediatric Cardiology
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Infant
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mortality
Pediatric cardiology
Pulmonary Atresia - diagnosis
Pulmonary Veins - abnormalities
Pulmonary Veins - diagnostic imaging
Stenosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vascular Surgery
Children
Pulmonary vein atresia
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary vein stenosis
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Summary:Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia is a very rare congenital anomaly associated with high morbidity and mortality. Most cases present in infancy or childhood with recurrent respiratory infections or hemoptysis. Further, the diagnosis can often be difficult to make. We present an infant who died due to unilateral right-sided pulmonary vein atresia in conjunction with severe contralateral pulmonary vein stenosis who was diagnosed with the assistance of cardiac computed tomography scanning.
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ISSN:0172-0643
1432-1971
DOI:10.1007/s00246-012-0178-y