Presentation
Recurrent chest pain, dyspnea
Patient Data
Age: 45
Gender: Female
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Infracardiac venous drainage of the right pulmonary veins into the inferior vena cava.
From the case:
Scimitar syndrome
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CT coronal MIP with a black box highlighting the location of the anomalous venous return.
Case Discussion
Scimitar syndrome is a rare vascular anomaly of both pulmonary hypoplasia and partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. It happens 100% on the right side. They are often an incidental finding, however, surgical repair may be needed to avoid complication
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