Hypoplasia of left pulmonary artery: A rare congenital heart disease
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https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCH.2015.v02.i01.011Keywords:
Congenital heart disease, Hemithorax, Hypoplasia of left pulmonary artery, Multislice computed tomography angiographyAbstract
Unilateral hypoplasia or absence of pulmonary artery is a rare pulmonary vascular anomaly that is usually associated with other cardiac anomalies like Tetralogy of Fallot or cardiac septal defects, but can also occur as an isolated anomaly. We present a case of 6-monthold infant who presented with recurrent respiratory tract infection. On work up, chest X-ray showed ipsilateral small hemithorax with hyperluscency in the left lung field. Findings were confirmed with 2D echocardiography and pulmonary angiography which were suggestive of hypoplasia of left pulmonary artery.