Proximal Interruption of the Pulmonary Artery:
A Case Series
Published: December 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6980
S.H. Anand, Anitha Jasper, Sunithi Elizabeth Mani, Elizabeth Joseph, John Mathai
1. Associate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sree Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
4. Professor, Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
5. Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Anitha Jasper,
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu-632004, India.
E-mail: anithapjp@gmail.com
We present a few cases of Proximal Interruption of the Pulmonary Artery, an uncommon developmental anomaly associated with congenital heart disease. The cases had varied clinical presentations. Chest radiograph showed a hypoplastic lung with an ipsilateral small hilum on the side of the interruption and hyperinflation of the contralateral lung. Contrast CT confirmed the diagnosis, demonstrating non-visualization of the left or right pulmonary artery, and other related findings.
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