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. 2012:2012:314256.
doi: 10.1155/2012/314256. Epub 2012 Dec 12.

Left pulmonary artery thrombosis in a neonate with left lung hypoplasia

Matthias P van Schendel  1 , Douwe H Visser, Lukas A J Rammeloo, Mark G Hazekamp, Jaroslav Hruda
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Left pulmonary artery thrombosis in a neonate with left lung hypoplasia

Matthias P van Schendel et al. Case Rep Pediatr. 2012.

Abstract

Thrombotic events in neonates may origin from fetal life. A 4-day-old newborn infant with a family history of heterozygous type 1 protein C deficiency was diagnosed with left lung hypoplasia and left pulmonary artery thrombosis. Its source was prenatally closed ductus arteriosus. Surgical removal of the thrombus was performed.

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Figure 1
Cross-sectional echocardiogram showing the protrusion of the echodense mass (arrows) into the right pulmonary artery, extending from obstructed left pulmonary artery (block arrows). MPA: main pulmonary artery. RPA: right pulmonary artery.
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