Giant pulmonary vein aneurysm

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Feb;41(2):223-226. doi: 10.1007/s12055-024-01823-5. Epub 2024 Sep 9.

Abstract

We report a case of a 14-year-old girl with complex congenital heart disease where computed tomography (CT) angiography demonstrated a giant aneurysm of the right inferior pulmonary vein, in the absence of any downstream obstruction. The case highlights the developmental aspects of this rare anomaly in addition to the role of CT angiography in anatomical depiction of structures which are difficult to visualize on transthoracic echocardiography.

Keywords: Absent right pulmonary artery; Computed tomography angiography; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Pulmonary vein aneurysm.