Unusual cause of pulmonary hypertension and congestive heart failure in a newborn.
Anomalous systemic arterial supply to a lobe of the lung is a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension and congestive heart failure in the newborn period. We report the presentation and successful treatment of a neonate with this unusual anatomy. Proper diagnosis required both echocardiography and aortography, and surgical resection of the involved lobe was curative.
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. mendeloff_e@a1kids.wustl.edu
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D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities; D001027:Aortography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*