Case Report, Int J Cardiovasc Res Vol: 1 Issue: 4
Unilateral Absence of Left Pulmonary Artery, Left Main Bronchus and Left Lung
| Mohammed S. AlHabdan1* and Abdullah A. AlSehly2 | |
| 1Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Imam University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| 2Section of Pediatric Cardiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| Corresponding author : Mohammed S. AlHabdan, MD Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Imam University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia E-mail: [email protected] |
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| Received: October 01, 2012 Accepted: October 18, 2012 Published: October 24, 2012 | |
| Citation: AlHabdan MS, AlSehly AA (2012) Unilateral Absence of Left Pulmonary Artery, Left Main Bronchus and Left Lung. Int J Cardiovasc Res 1:4.doi:10.4172/2324-8602.1000110 |
Abstract
Unilateral Absence of Left Pulmonary Artery, Left Main Bronchus and Left Lung
Our patient is a 2 year old girl, born through in vitro fertilization(IVF), who immediately after birth experienced episodes of desaturation. Screening transthoracic echocardiography was done urgently and showed absent left pulmonary artery (LPA). A computed tomography (CT) scan and angiography of the chest confirmed the absence of LPA, in addition to the absence of the left main bronchus and left lung agenesis.
