Isolated agenesis of the left pulmonary artery: A case report

Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. 2021 Oct 4;27(3):10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i3.105. doi: 10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i3.105. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

We present a case of a middle-aged patient followed up at the medical outpatient's department routinely over two years for hypertensive heart disease and tobacco-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The patient was found to have an additional problem of congenital absence of the left main pulmonary artery.

Keywords: agenesis; pulmonary artery; unilateral.

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  • Case Reports