Thoracopulmonary hypogenesis with systemic artery-pulmonary vessel fistulae: report of a case.
A patient seen with recurrent hemoptysis was found to have large systemic artery-pulmonary vessel fistulae. Associated anomalies were unique, and included hypogenetic left thorax, hypoplastic unilobar left lung, and dextrocardia. Left pneumonectomy was curative.
D000328:Adult; D001027:Aortography; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000150:complications; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000150:complications; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D013909:Thorax / Q000002:abnormalities*