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Supracardiac anomalous pulmonary venous connection with unilateral pulmonary venous atresia: Diagnosis and management

We report a case of a 6-day-old neonate referred to us for surgical correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Meticulous evaluation contributed to accurate diagnosis of associated unilateral pulmonary venous atresia. This unique association provides insights into the importance of e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Changela, Vishal P, Pujar, Suresh, Maheshwari, Sunita
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2922664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20808629
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2069.58318
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Sumario:We report a case of a 6-day-old neonate referred to us for surgical correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Meticulous evaluation contributed to accurate diagnosis of associated unilateral pulmonary venous atresia. This unique association provides insights into the importance of evaluation of all pulmonary veins using various imaging tools.