Authors’ contribution:
Giovanni A. Chiariello: drafting article
Olivier Vahdat: data collection
Eric Bruguiere: Images
Issam Abouliatim: supervision and approval
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FIGURE LEGENDS:
FIGURE 1: 2 and 3-dimensional reconstruction showing the aneurysm of the
left pulmonary artery.
FIGURE 2: Multiplanar reformation (A), virtual angioscopy (B), and
volume rendering reconstruction (C and D) showing the congenital absence
of the left posterior pulmonary valve cusp (white arrow in Figure 2A).
FIGURE 3: Surgical specimen of the pulmonary valve removed (A), and
microscopic examination (B).