Ductal aneurysm masquerading as nonresolving pneumonia: A challenging differential!
We report here, the case of a six-and-a-half-month-old boy investigated for persistent respiratory distress and homogeneous opacity in the left upper lobe. Echocardiography revealed a giant ductal aneurysm compressing the left pulmonary artery and upper lobe division of the left bronchus. Computerized tomography angiogram delineated the exact anatomy and prompt surgical resection provided a successful cure to this lesser known entity.
Chodhary
Maitri
M
Department of Congenital and Pediatric Heart Diseases, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center, New Delhi, India.
Tomar
Munesh
M
Radhakrishnan
Sitaraman
S
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