title: Right pulmonary venous atresia: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Isolated pulmonary vein atresia without associated congenital malformation is a very rare condition in adults. It is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Recurrent pulmonary infections, dyspnea on exertion and hemoptysis may be the presenting complaints. Owing to the limited number of patients with this condition there may be some difficulties in it's diagnosis and therapy. We report an adult case with this rare congenital malformation and discuss it's diagnosis and management options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey. drserifesavas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Şerife
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Savaş Bozbaş
authors.forename: Birgül
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Varan
authors.forename: Şule
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Akçay
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult