Congenital pulmonary venolobar syndrome: Value of multidetector computed tomography in preoperative assessment
A 6-month old baby referred to our department because of recurrent attacks of respiratory distress with chest infection. Chest radiology revealed reduction of the right hemithorax with mediastinal shift to the right. Multidetector computed tomography showed hypoplasia of the right lung and right pul...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Annals of thoracic medicine 2012-07, Vol.7 (3), p.165-167 |
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Zusammenfassung: | A 6-month old baby referred to our department because of recurrent attacks of respiratory distress with chest infection. Chest radiology revealed reduction of the right hemithorax with mediastinal shift to the right. Multidetector computed tomography showed hypoplasia of the right lung and right pulmonary artery, systemic arterial supply to the lung from the abdominal aorta, and and absence of right venous drainage to the left atrium. This picture is consistent with congenital pulmonary venolobar syndrome. The patient underwent right pneumonectomy; the postoperative course was uneventful. |
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ISSN: | 1817-1737 1998-3557 |
DOI: | 10.4103/1817-1737.98852 |