Meandering pulmonary vein: a variant of the "scimitar" syndrome
https://doi.org/10.20340/vmi-rvz.2022.1.CASE.2
Abstract
The paper presents a clinical case of a 38-year-old woman who had an anomalous confluence of the right pulmonary vein, both into the inferior vena cava and into the left atrium, which corresponds to be the "scimitar" syndrome. The abnormal pulmonary vein made several bends before draining into the left atrium, which is described in foreign literature as a "meandering pulmonary vein". To clarify the diagnosis, a CT scan of the chest with bolus contrast enhancement and a deep analysis of literature sources were performed.
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P. M. Zelter
Samara State Medical University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
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D. V. Solovov
Samara State Medical University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Samara
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E. A. Sidorov
Samara State Medical University
Russian Federation
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Zelter P.M., Solovov D.V., Sidorov E.A. Meandering pulmonary vein: a variant of the "scimitar" syndrome. Bulletin of the Medical Institute "REAVIZ" (REHABILITATION, DOCTOR AND HEALTH). 2022;(1):83-88. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20340/vmi-rvz.2022.1.CASE.2
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