Open AccessAn adult case with absence of left pulmonary artery and partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection: Case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Asadian Sanaz,
Saedi Sedigheh,
Jahanshahi Bahareh,
Hosseini Leila,
Rezaeian Nahid
Publication year - 2021
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/ccr3.3858
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , pulmonary artery , left pulmonary artery , cardiology , main pulmonary artery , radiology
Unilateral absence of pulmonary artery is a rare congenital disorder that can remain asymptomatic until adulthood. Absence of left pulmonary artery (ALPA) has been reported in one‐third of these patients. We are the first to introduce an adult case of ALPA associated with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection.