Left hypoplastic lung and hemoptysis—rare familial unilateral pulmonary vein atresia | Zendy

HarEven Cohn Ronly | Zendy; Hicks Matthew | Zendy; Lacson Atilano | Zendy; Hicks Anne | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Left hypoplastic lung and hemoptysis—rare familial unilateral pulmonary vein atresia

Author(s) -

HarEven Cohn Ronly,

Hicks Matthew,

Lacson Atilano,

Hicks Anne

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

clinical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2050-0904

DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2982

Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , presentation (obstetrics) , lung , pulmonary vein , pulmonary atresia , atresia , radiology , left pulmonary vein , cardiology , surgery , pulmonary artery , ablation

Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia (UPVA) is a rare congenital vascular malformation with obliteration of the pulmonary vein. We present a case series of three siblings with variable presentation of UPVA. We suggest a dominant genetic cause based on different paternity. Identifying genetic etiology would contribute to early diagnosis and screening.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research