Unilateral Absence of the Pulmonary Artery Incidentally Found in Adulthood

Unilateral Absence of the Pulmonary Artery Incidentally Found in Adulthood

Unilateral absence of the pulmonary artery (UAPA) or pulmonary artery agenesis is a rare congenital disorder presenting with a wide spectrum of symptoms. UAPA is usually associated with cardiac anomalies and surgically treated in childhood. We report a rare case of a 50-year-old woman who was diagno...

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Main Authors: Cenk Aypak, Hülya Yıkılkan, Zekai Uysal, Süleyman Görpelioğlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/942074
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spelling doaj-e012c1ed9c3e449cb6c0e49c0b43ca4d2020-11-25T00:47:09ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/942074942074Unilateral Absence of the Pulmonary Artery Incidentally Found in AdulthoodCenk Aypak0Hülya Yıkılkan1Zekai Uysal2Süleyman Görpelioğlu3Department of Family Medicine, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Teaching and Research Hospital, 06030 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Family Medicine, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Teaching and Research Hospital, 06030 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Family Medicine, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Teaching and Research Hospital, 06030 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Family Medicine, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Teaching and Research Hospital, 06030 Ankara, TurkeyUnilateral absence of the pulmonary artery (UAPA) or pulmonary artery agenesis is a rare congenital disorder presenting with a wide spectrum of symptoms. UAPA is usually associated with cardiac anomalies and surgically treated in childhood. We report a rare case of a 50-year-old woman who was diagnosed with left pulmonary artery agenesis without any other cardiac anomalies. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of undiagnosed cases of UAPA in patients through a chest radiograph that suggests the diagnosis. Confirmation of the diagnosis and anatomic details can be discerned by CT scanning.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/942074
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author Cenk Aypak
Hülya Yıkılkan
Zekai Uysal
Süleyman Görpelioğlu
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Hülya Yıkılkan
Zekai Uysal
Süleyman Görpelioğlu
Unilateral Absence of the Pulmonary Artery Incidentally Found in Adulthood
Case Reports in Medicine
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Hülya Yıkılkan
Zekai Uysal
Süleyman Görpelioğlu
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title Unilateral Absence of the Pulmonary Artery Incidentally Found in Adulthood
title_short Unilateral Absence of the Pulmonary Artery Incidentally Found in Adulthood
title_full Unilateral Absence of the Pulmonary Artery Incidentally Found in Adulthood
title_fullStr Unilateral Absence of the Pulmonary Artery Incidentally Found in Adulthood
title_full_unstemmed Unilateral Absence of the Pulmonary Artery Incidentally Found in Adulthood
title_sort unilateral absence of the pulmonary artery incidentally found in adulthood
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Medicine
issn 1687-9627
1687-9635
publishDate 2012-01-01
description Unilateral absence of the pulmonary artery (UAPA) or pulmonary artery agenesis is a rare congenital disorder presenting with a wide spectrum of symptoms. UAPA is usually associated with cardiac anomalies and surgically treated in childhood. We report a rare case of a 50-year-old woman who was diagnosed with left pulmonary artery agenesis without any other cardiac anomalies. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of undiagnosed cases of UAPA in patients through a chest radiograph that suggests the diagnosis. Confirmation of the diagnosis and anatomic details can be discerned by CT scanning.
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