Extensive calcification of pulmonary arteries with left-to-right shunting across the arterial duct.
Extensive calcification of the pulmonary trunk extending to the arterial duct is described in a young adult. The unusual feature was the presence of restriction of the duct with only left-to-right shunting. The rarity of this condition and its surgical importance is emphasized.
Prasad
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Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Radhakrishnan
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Sinha
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D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography