Isolated absence of the right pulmonary artery as a cause of massive hemoptysis.
Isolated absence of a pulmonary artery is a rare cause of massive hemoptysis. We report a case of unilateral absence of the right pulmonary artery in an adult without any other cardiovascular anomalies. The patient presented massive hemoptysis, which was successfully treated with a right pneumonectomy.
de Mello Junior
Walter Teixeira
WT
Military Police Hospital of the State of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. wtmjr@hotmail.com
Coutinho Nogueira
José Roberto
JR
Santos
Marcos
M
Pelissari França
Washington José
WJ
D000328:Adult; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures