title: Repair of a ventricular septal defect in a patient with left lung agenesis.
abstract: Congenital heart disease combined with lung agenesis is extremely rare. We report a case of a 5-year-old female with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) and left lung agenesis with severe pulmonary hypertension who underwent successful closure of the VSD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Shi-Wei
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Yun-Hu
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Sheng-Shou
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed