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Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis: a case series.
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- Unilateral Pulmonary Artery Agenesis in an Adult: A Case Report and Review of Literature.Case reports in radiology · 2026Article
- Breathing With Half a Pulmonary Circuit: Three Cases of Unilateral Pulmonary Artery Agenesis.Respirology case reports · 2025Article
- Case report: unilateral absence of the left pulmonary artery with left gastric artery collateral supply and hematologic disorder.Oxford medical case reports · 2025Article
- [Rule Of Medical Imaging In The Diagnosis Of The Right Inferior Lobar Branch Of The Pulmonary. Artery's Agenesis At Bamako: Case Report].Le Mali medical · 2025Article
- Non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection presenting in a patient with unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis.BMJ case reports · 2024Article
- Isolated unilateral pulmonary artery atresia in an adult presenting with cor pulmonale.BMJ case reports · 2023Article
- A rare case of unilateral agenesis of left pulmonary artery presenting as severe pulmonary arterial hypertension.Global cardiology science & practice · 2023Article
- An Adult Case of Unilateral Left Pulmonary Artery Agenesis Presenting with Hemoptysis.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2023Article
- Case report: Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis and Kommerell's diverticulum in 1-year old girl.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis: An unusual cause of hemoptysis.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2023Article
- Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in a patient with unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis: Case report.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2023Article
- Surgical repair of unilateral absence of pulmonary artery in children with pulmonary hypertension: a single-center retrospective study.Translational pediatrics · 2022Article
- Unilateral agenesis of the pulmonary artery (UAPA) in an adult.BMJ case reports · 2022Article
- Hidden pulmonary arteries in tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary artery pressure in patients operated with a pulmonary artery.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2021Article
- Isolated agenesis of the left pulmonary artery: A case report.African journal of thoracic and critical care medicine · 2021Article
- Coronary Artery Fistula Unmasking the Absence of Left Pulmonary Artery in an Adult.The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon reports · 2020Article
- Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis manifested by hemoptysis in pregnancy.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2019Article
- Isolated absence of right pulmonary artery in a 4-year old child: a case report.International medical case reports journal · 2018Article
- Isolated unilateral absence of pulmonary artery in adulthood: a clinical analysis of 65 cases from a case series and systematic review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2017Article
- Unilateral absent pulmonary artery in an adult - A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundUnilateral pulmonary artery agenesis (UPAA) is a rare congenital anomaly due to a malformation of the sixth aortic arch of the affected side during embryogenesis. The diagnosis is usually set at adolescence, however it can remain asymptomatic and late diagnosis is possible. DESCRIPTION: We present a case series of three female patients, aged 18, 49 and 68 years old, with history of recurrent respiratory tract infections, to whom the diagnosis of UPAA was set. They were admitted, due to hemoptysis and productive cough (case 1) or progressive dyspnea on exertion (cases 2 and 3). Chest X-ray was abnormal in all three cases, depicting shift of the mediastinal structures to the left and hypoplasia of the left lung while chest CT demonstrated absence of the left pulmonary artery.
conclusionUPAA can remain asymptomatic and diagnosis in adult age is possible, usually after an abnormal chest radiograph. A number of additional imaging techniques are available to aid the diagnosis. Physicians should consider the possibility of undiagnosed UPAA in adults.
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