Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (Dec 2015)

Proximal Interruption of the Pulmonary Artery: A Case Series

  • S.H. Anand,
  • Anitha Jasper,
  • Sunithi Elizabeth Mani,
  • Elizabeth Joseph,
  • John Mathai

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/16198.6980
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 12
pp. TD04 – TD06

Abstract

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We present a few cases of Proximal Interruption of the Pulmonary Artery, an uncommon developmental anomaly associated with congenital heart disease. The cases had varied clinical presentations. Chest radiograph showed a hypoplastic lung with an ipsilateral small hilum on the side of the interruption and hyperinflation of the contralateral lung. Contrast CT confirmed the diagnosis, demonstrating non-visualization of the left or right pulmonary artery, and other related findings.

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