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Asymptomatic Pulmonary Artery Sling: A Rare Congenital Vascular Anomaly

  • Madhu S. Gundavaram
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    Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy Medicine, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, 1740 West Taylor Street, MC 931, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
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  • Ron C. Gaba
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    Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 312 996 3971; fax: +1 312 355 2857.
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    Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, 1740 West Taylor Street, MC 931, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
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Published:August 13, 2012DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2012.07.015
      Pulmonary artery sling is a rare congential vascular abnormality that is infrequently diagnosed during adulthood. Herein, we present an unusual case of incidental asymptomatic pulmonary artery sling, describe the pathophysiologic features of this condition, and illustrate its diagnostic radiographic features on cross-sectional imaging.

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