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An adult case with absence of left pulmonary artery and partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection: Case report and literature review.

Sanaz AsadianSedigheh SaediBahareh JahanshahiLeila HosseiniNahid Rezaeian
Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)
Unilateral absence of pulmonary artery is a rare congenital disorder that can remain asymptomatic until adulthood. Absence of left pulmonary artery (ALPA) has been reported in one-third of these patients. We are the first to introduce an adult case of ALPA associated with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection.
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