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A case of horseshoe lung and complex congenital heart disease in a term newborn

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We describe and illustrate a rare association of hypoplastic left heart syndrome, absent hilar left pulmonary artery, and an unusual bronchopulmonary malformation. This case highlights the utility of combination imaging of echocardiography and CT angiography in diagnosing a cyanotic newborn with a chest radiograph that is suspicious for lung hypoplasia.

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Acknowledgement

The authors would like to acknowledge the contributions of Drs. Walter Duncan, Jim Potts, and John Mawson for their thoughtful review of our case report.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, British Columbia Children’s Hospital & University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    Aamir Jeewa & Derek G. Human

  2. Department of Radiology, British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada

    J. A. Gordon Culham

  3. Children’s Heart Centre, B.C. Children’s Hospital, 4480 Oak St., 1F Clinic, Vancouver, V6H 3V4, Canada

    Derek G. Human

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Correspondence to Derek G. Human.

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Jeewa, A., Culham, J.A.G. & Human, D.G. A case of horseshoe lung and complex congenital heart disease in a term newborn. Pediatr Radiol 40, 206–209 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-009-1401-8

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