Pulmonary varices - rare cause of haemoptysis
JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2011; 21 (7): 437-438
in English
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ABSTRACT
Haemoptysis has a long list of causes, but pulmonary varices are amongst the rare causes. Pulmonary varices are rare abnormalities of pulmonary veins that may exist either as an isolated malformation or in association with pulmonary venous hypertension. This case report describes pulmonary varices as a cause of hemoptysis in an adolescent boy, which was diagnosed on multislice CT and confirmed on angiography
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pulmonary Veins
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Varicose Veins
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Angiography
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Hemoptysis
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Lung
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Year:
2011
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