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Anthony J Rousou1, Sodienye Tetenta, Daniel J Boffa
1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, 330 Cedar Street, FMB 128, New Haven, CT 06520-8062, United States.
Abstract:
Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly that is commonly associated with additional cardiovascular abnormalities. We report a case of intrapulmonary hemorrhage and hemoptysis in a patient with left-sided pulmonary artery agenesis as well as the first description of this anomaly in a patient with a diverticulum of Kommerell. The patient was successfully treated by performing a left pneumonectomy.
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