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Chest radiograph showing loss of volume of her left lung with displacement of the mediastinum to the left.
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Plain radiograph showed a loss of volume of her left lung, cardiac and mediastinal displacement to the left, increased density in the left lower lung zone, and hyperinflation of the lung on the right side (Figure 1).
Thoracic CT scan revealing absence of left pulmonary artery and ipsilateral pulmonary hypoplasia.
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Contrast-enhanced 7 mm collimator computed tomographic (CT) of the chest showed an enlargement of the pulmonary artery trunk and demonstrated the absence of the left pulmonary artery with displacement of heart and mediastinum to the left and volume loss associated with increased interstitial markings involving her left lung (Figures 2(a) and 2(b)).