A CASE REPORT OF RIGHT UNILATERAL PULMONARY ARTERY ATRESIA (UPAA) MISDIAGNOSED AS RIGHT CHRONIC PULMONARY THROMBO-EMBOLISM

Raval, Dr. Ronak; Choudhary, Dr. Amit; Lawande, Dr. Aneesh; Doshi, Dr. Chirag.

Article | IMSEAR | ID: sea-220772

ABSTRACT

Unilateral pulmonary artery atresia is a rare condition with clinical presentation as exercise intolerance, recurrent infections, hemoptysis to asymptomatic state with incidental diagnosis. Common modalities of management include medical management for pulmonary hypertension , angioembolisation of collaterals followed by pneumonectomy. However surgical reconstruction of atretic pulmonary artery segment is an uncommon surgical management strategy employed in our case with satisfactory