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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Newborn: A Commonly Overlooked Diagnosis

The diagnosis of primary pulmonary vein stenosis is often overlooked because its symptoms overlap lung diseases and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Its diagnosis may be difficult because the condition is progressive and associated with other defects. We present a case of pulmonary vein stenosis in...

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Autores principales: Bravo-valenzuela, Nathalie Jeanne Magioli, Silva, Guilherme Ricardo Nunes, Varella, Marcela Pinto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4592733/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26457207
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/870257
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Sumario:The diagnosis of primary pulmonary vein stenosis is often overlooked because its symptoms overlap lung diseases and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Its diagnosis may be difficult because the condition is progressive and associated with other defects. We present a case of pulmonary vein stenosis in a newborn with stenosis of the left-sided common pulmonary vein, diffuse hypoplasia of the superior right pulmonary vein, and atresia of the inferior right pulmonary vein.