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15823194

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-12
pubmed:abstractText
A 27-year-old man was admitted to hospital for investigation of haemoptysis. He was a serving member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. A CXR showed absence of the right hilum, and the right hemithorax was smaller than the contralateral hemithorax. Pulmonary arteriography demonstrated complete absence of the right pulmonary artery. Right heart catheterisation did not show any concomitant cardiovascular malformations, and the patient was diagnosed as having isolated absence of the right pulmonary artery. Bronchial arteriograms demonstrated enlargement and proliferation of the small branches of the right bronchial artery. Bronchofibrescopic examination showed obvious enlargement of the bronchial mucosal vessels with submucosal eruptions and swelling in the right bronchial tree, but not on the left side. Re-examination of the patient's CXR from the previous 9 years revealed a chronological decrease of right lung volume and an increase of the cardiothoracic ratio. Isolated absence of the right pulmonary artery is generally considered to have a good prognosis, but close observation is necessary to monitor the pulmonary haemodynamics.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1323-7799
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
250-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
A case report of congenital isolated absence of the right pulmonary artery: bronchofibrescopic findings and chest radiological tracings over 9 years.
pubmed:affiliation
Third Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports