Unusual case of pulmonary valve atresia

Steyn, F.J.S.; Bellew, Neil; Takawira, Farirai F.

dc.contributor.author	Steyn, F.J.S.
dc.contributor.author	Bellew, Neil
dc.contributor.author	Takawira, Farirai F.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-04-06T07:07:28Z
dc.date.available	2010-04-06T07:07:28Z
dc.date.issued	2008-04
dc.description.abstract	We report on a 12-year-old boy with a rare form of pulmonary valve atresia with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) and anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery arising from the aortic arch. He also has an absent right pulmonary artery, the right lung being supplied by small major aorto-pulmonary collaterals (MAPCAs). He has decreased pulmonary blood flow to his right lung and increased pulmonary blood flow with irreversible pulmonary hypertension (PHT) on the left. Due to the late presentation, he was deemed inoperable due to the severe PHT of the left lung.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	nf2010
dc.identifier.citation	Steyn, FJS, Bellew, N & Takawira, MB 2008, 'Unusual case of pulmonary valve atresia', SA Journal of Radiology, vol. 12, no.1, pp. 8-9.	en
dc.identifier.issn	1027-202X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13785
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Health & Medical Publishing Group	en
dc.rights	Health & Medical Publishing Group	en
dc.subject	Pulmonary valve atresia	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Pulmonary valve -- Diseases	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Pulmonary artery -- Atresia	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Ventricular septal defects	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Pulmonary hypertension	en
dc.title	Unusual case of pulmonary valve atresia	en
dc.type	Article	en