title: Anomalous systemic arterial supply to normal Basal segments of the left lower lobe of the lung: therapeutic implication.
abstract: We describe a 5-month old infant who presented with a continuous murmur and enlargement of the left heart. The patient's diagnosis was an anomalous systemic arterial supply to basal segments of the left lower lobe characterized by a lack of a pulmonary arterial supply. This condition was treated without lobectomy. To our knowledge, this report is the first to describe an anomalous systemic arterial supply to basal segments of the lower lobe of the left lung with a single arterial supply that was treated in childhood without lung resection. Our case offers an alternative treatment to surgical lobectomy for this abnormality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey. msungur@omu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sungur
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baysal
authors.forename: Fersat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kolbakir
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceyhan
authors.forename: Pelin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Haciomeroglu
authors.forename: Nazli
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gunal
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006337:Heart Murmurs / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*