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Anomalous single pulmonary venous trunk

We present a rare case of a single pulmonary venous trunk that drains all pulmonary segments to the left atrium. This anomaly may mimic pulmonary arteriovenous malformation on imaging. This report briefly discusses the embryology of the pulmonary veins and the classification of the pulmonary veins a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rasheed, Hadi Abu, Reinking, Benjamin E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3507068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23210015
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2231-0770.94805
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Sumario:We present a rare case of a single pulmonary venous trunk that drains all pulmonary segments to the left atrium. This anomaly may mimic pulmonary arteriovenous malformation on imaging. This report briefly discusses the embryology of the pulmonary veins and the classification of the pulmonary veins anomalies.