title: Congenital unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery: a report of two adult cases.
abstract: Congenital unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery (UAPA) is a rare anomaly that is generally diagnosed in childhood and frequently associated with other cardiovascular abnormalities. Two patients with unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery first diagnosed as adults are reported. Our two cases demonstrate that presentation of UAPA may range from an incidental finding to chronic, life-threatening symptoms. Because UAPA may require urgent intervention, physicians should be alerted to the possibility of this entity presenting later in life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine Truman Medical Center, Kansas City.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Gatz
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Reisz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic