title: [Congenital absence of the right main pulmonary artery--a case report].
abstract: A 32-year-old man was admitted to hospital for investigation of bloody sputum. Chest roentgenogram showed a decrease in the volume of the right lung, with mediastinal shift to the right. Chest CT examination revealed narrowing of the right main pulmonary artery. Bronchofiberscopic examination was normal. Pulmonary arteriogram demonstrated complete absence of the right pulmonary artery. Cardiac catheterization showed no concomitant cardiac malformation. Therefore, this case was diagnosed as congenital absence of the right main pulmonary artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hitomi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic