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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2023

Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia presenting with recurrent hemoptysis and bronchial varices in an Ethiopian adolescent: a case report.

Abate Yeshidinber Weldetsadik, Abdi Kebede, Binyam Gebremedhin Godu, Maru Gama

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Abate Yeshidinber WeldetsadikDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. abate.yeshidinber@sphmmc.edu.et.
Abdi KebedeDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Binyam Gebremedhin GoduPediatric Surgery Unit, Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Maru GamaDepartment of Surgery, Pediatric Surgery Unit, Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCongenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia is a rare anomaly resulting from failure of the pulmonary vein to incorporate in the left atrium. It is a very rare cause of recurrent respiratory infections and hemoptysis requiring a high index of suspicion for proper diagnosis and management in early childhood. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 13-year old Anuac (Ethiopia, Region of Gambela) male adolescent with a delayed diagnosis of isolated atresia of the left pulmonary veins despite early childhood presentation with recurrent chest infections, hemoptysis and exercise intolerance. Contrast enhanced CT of thorax with reconstructed planes confirmed the diagnosis. He underwent pneumonectomy for severe and recurrent symptoms and did well on subsequent follow ups after 6 months of pneumonectomy.

conclusionAlthough a rare anomaly, congenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a child presenting with recurrent chest infections, exercise intolerance and hemoptysis to facilitate early appropriate diagnosis and treatment.

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Heart Defects, CongenitalPulmonary VeinsVaricose VeinsVascular MalformationsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolHemoptysisHumansMaleCase reportChest infectionEthiopiaPulmonary vein atresiaRecurrent hemoptysis

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