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Ductal aneurysm masquerading as nonresolving pneumonia: A challenging differential!

We report here, the case of a six-and-a-half-month-old boy investigated for persistent respiratory distress and homogeneous opacity in the left upper lobe. Echocardiography revealed a giant ductal aneurysm compressing the left pulmonary artery and upper lobe division of the left bronchus. Computeriz...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chodhary, Maitri, Tomar, Munesh, Radhakrishnan, Sitaraman
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2921525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20814482
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2069.64364
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Sumario:We report here, the case of a six-and-a-half-month-old boy investigated for persistent respiratory distress and homogeneous opacity in the left upper lobe. Echocardiography revealed a giant ductal aneurysm compressing the left pulmonary artery and upper lobe division of the left bronchus. Computerized tomography angiogram delineated the exact anatomy and prompt surgical resection provided a successful cure to this lesser known entity.