Congenital pulmonary artery anomalies: A review and approach to classification

• Published in: Journal of clinical imaging science Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 29
• Main Authors: Hirsig, Leslie, Sharma, Priya, Verma, Nupur, Rajderkar, Dhanashree
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01-01-2018; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Scientific Scholar; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Anomalies; Congenital diseases; Diagnosis; Etiology; Genetic disorders; Ionizing radiation; Mortality; Patients; Review; Veins & arteries; left pulmonary artery sling; unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis; main pulmonary artery; right pulmonary artery; Anomalous origin of a branch pulmonary artery from ascending aorta
• ISSN: 2156-7514; 2156-5597; 2156-7514
• DOI: 10.4103/jcis.JCIS_9_18

Congenital pulmonary artery anomalies are infrequent but given improved prenatal diagnosis and care, and neonatal surgical advances, over the past two decades are not uncommonly encountered by cardiothoracic imagers. An understanding of their etiology, classifications, associated anomalies, and surgical management can be helpful to avoid under or overdiagnosis. Timely diagnosis assisted by familiarity with imaging findings across modalities and recognition of surgical findings allows for medical management and surgical planning for these patients, with more patients reaching adulthood than ever before.