Presentation
The patient has been treated for pneumonia. Prior chest radiographs show persistent right paracardiac opacity.
From the case:
Scimitar syndrome
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The right hemithorax is smaller than the left with ipsilateral mediastinal shift and blurred right heart border due to pulmonary hypoplasia.
There is an anomalous vessel resembling a Turkish sword (scimitar) in the right lung.
From the case:
Scimitar syndrome
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Annotated image showing the "scimitar" appearance of the anomalous pulmonary vein in the right lung.
Author: Vincent Tatco
License: CC-NC-BY-SA