Presentation
Recent abdominal surgery, partial gastrectomy due to gastric malignancy.
Patient Data
Hypoplastic right lung causing mediastinal shift to the right.
Tongue of pulmonary parenchyma passing between the aorta and heart, appearing confluent with the left lung in a horseshoe configuration.
Large right-sided "scimitar" vein draining to a distended IVC.
Post partial gastrectomy changes.
The green arrow points to a large right-sided "scimitar" vein draining to a distended IVC.
Case Discussion
Horseshoe lung is a rare congenital malformation characterized by a fusion of the posterior basilar segments of the right and left lower lobes through a partial pleural defect.