Isolated unilateral absence of adult pulmonary artery

Isolated unilateral absence of pulmonary artery (UAPA) is a rare congenital malformation. We describe a 26‐year‐old woman with isolated UAPA who presented with hemoptysis. Since massive hemoptysis may mandate selective embolization of collaterals or surgical treatment, early diagnosis of UAPA is piv...

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Autores principales: Yamamoto, Koichiro, Nakano, Yasuhiro, Otsuka, Fumio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9701867/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36447660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6652
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Sumario:Isolated unilateral absence of pulmonary artery (UAPA) is a rare congenital malformation. We describe a 26‐year‐old woman with isolated UAPA who presented with hemoptysis. Since massive hemoptysis may mandate selective embolization of collaterals or surgical treatment, early diagnosis of UAPA is pivotal.

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