Idiopathic right pulmonary artery aneurysm with pulmonary valve insufficiency.
A case of idiopathic right pulmonary artery aneurysm with pulmonary valve insufficiency simulating a mediastinal teratoma occurred in an asymptomatic 13-year-old boy. The key to correct diagnosis was pulmonary angiography. The patient was successfully treated with surgery.
Onorato
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Centro Cardiovascolare E. Malan, Ospedale Clinicizzato San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy.
Festa
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Bourlon
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Yves
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Ballerini
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L
D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000792:Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery