League Matthew, Eick John
Internal Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, USA.
Internal Medicine, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, USA.
Cureus. 2023 Aug 6;15(8):e43020. doi: 10.7759/cureus.43020. eCollection 2023 Aug.
Congenital absence of the left pulmonary artery remains a rarely reported anomalous condition and is even less commonly seen in conjunction with a right-sided aortic arch. While most cases are identified during prenatal fetal ultrasonography and require early childhood intervention, some asymptomatic cases can go unrecognized until incidentally detected on chest imaging as an adult. This case details a 31-year-old male with a congenital absence of the left pulmonary artery and right-sided aortic arch with subsequent atretic and fibrotic lung, all found on imaging during admission for acute alcoholic hepatitis.
先天性左肺动脉缺如仍然是一种罕见报道的异常情况,与右侧主动脉弓同时出现的情况更为少见。虽然大多数病例在产前胎儿超声检查时被发现并需要在儿童早期进行干预,但一些无症状的病例可能直到成年后在胸部影像学检查中偶然发现才被识别。本病例详细介绍了一名31岁男性,患有先天性左肺动脉缺如和右侧主动脉弓,随后出现肺闭锁和肺纤维化,这些均在因急性酒精性肝炎入院时的影像学检查中发现。