title: Absence of the right pulmonary artery associated with a partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection.
abstract: Unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery is a rare anomaly. Patients may present with hemoptysis, recurrent respiratory infections, pulmonary hypertension, or congestive heart failure. This report describes the case of a missing right pulmonary artery associated with anomalous left pulmonary venous connection not previously described in the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Köksal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Binnetoğlu
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ayabakan
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sarisoy
authors.forename: Kürşad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tokel
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging