title: Catheter rehabilitation of occluded aberrant pulmonary artery.
abstract: A 10-year old girl underwent a CT angiogram to investigate right lung hypoplasia. This showed a normal bronchial tree, lung parenchyma and pulmonary venous drainage, but an absent right pulmonary artery. Cardiac catheterization with pulmonary vein wedge injections identified a disconnected hypoplastic right pulmonary artery system supplied by an occluded right-sided ductus arteriosus. Transcatheter recanalization of the ductus re-established right pulmonary artery flow and growth. Ultimately, this allowed for complete surgical repair and restoration of normal perfusion of the right lung, leading to complete functional rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Heart Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Patrick M E
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Noonan
authors.forename: Bharat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ramchandani
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Barron
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Stumper
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Benign or congenital lesions; Cardiac catheterization/intervention; Lung; Pulmonary arteries