Abstract
Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis with lung hypoplasia is very rare and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Some patients with hypoplasia may suffer from recurrent hemopty-sis dyspnea, and lung infections. Other patients are asymptomatic. Chest X-Ray reveal a reduction in the volume of hemithorax, an elevation in the diaphragm, reduced intercostals spaces and medi-astinal shift in the affected side. We present a 15 year old male patient who complained of shortness of breath and chest pain.
Highlights
Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis with lung hypoplasia, one of the developmental anomalies of the lung, is not very common
We describe a 15-year-old male patient who presented with complaints of dyspnea and a left chest pain
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination indicated that heart and mediastinal structures were displaced to the left hemithorax
Summary
Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis with lung hypoplasia, one of the developmental anomalies of the lung, is not very common. We describe a 15-year-old male patient who presented with complaints of dyspnea and a left chest pain. Detailed examinations revealed agenesis of left pulmonary artery and left lung hypoplasia.
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