title: [Left pulmonary agenesis diagnosed late].
abstract: We present the case of a 51 years old female-patient, with severe dextroscoliosis, having like unique symptom progressive dyspnea. The blood samples reveals polycythemia, the radiological exam shows the opacification of 2/3 of the left thorax, the absence of the lung structure in the other 1/3, the deviation of the mediastinum, and dextroscoliosis; the computed tomography reveals the absence of the left lung artery and the left airways, compensatory hyperinflation of the right lung and dilatation of the trunk and right pulmonary artery; the bronchoscopy does not visualize the carina or the left main bronchus, typical for pulmonary agenesis. Echocardiography confirmed the absence of left pulmonary artery and shows mild pulmonary hypertension (systolic pressure in the pulmonary artery of 33 mmHg) with dilatation of the right cavities, but good cinetics. We face a case of pulmonary agenesis lately diagnosed, with modest functional cardiologic implications, limited therapeutic options and good survival, justified by the late appearance of the pulmonary hypertension of low severity and without worsening in time.
authors.affiliation: Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie Carol Davila, Bucureşti. oanadeleanu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Oana
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Deleanu
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pătraşcu
authors.forename: Ana-Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nebunoiu
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vintilă
authors.forename: Ruxandra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ulmeanu
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Mihălţan
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000209:etiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index