Right pulmonary artery agenesis with patent ductus arteriosus and Eisenmenger syndrome: a rare case diagnosed during the postpartum period

Heart Lung. 2014 Jul-Aug;43(4):363-6. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.04.009. Epub 2014 May 22.

Abstract

Unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery a very rare congenital disorder. We here present a case of a 22-year-old female patient with agenesis of the right pulmonary artery accompanying patent ductus arteriosus and Eisenmenger syndrome, diagnosed by chest X-ray and multidetector computed tomography 5 days after giving birth.

Keywords: Eisenmenger syndrome; Multidetector computed tomography; Patent ductus arteriosus; Pulmonary artery agenesis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / diagnosis*
  • Eisenmenger Complex / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Postpartum Period
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiography
  • Ultrasonography
  • Young Adult