Absent right superior vena cava with persistent left superior vena cava: two case reports

Absent right superior vena cava with persistent left superior vena cava: two case reports

Persistent left and absent right superior vena cava is a rare congenital anomaly, which is usually asymptomatic. Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is generally coexistent with right superior vena cava (RSVC), but rarely associated with absent RSVC. Herein, we report two children referred to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Turkish journal of pediatrics 2012-09, Vol.54 (5), p.545-547
Hauptverfasser: Gümüş, Ayten, Yildirim, Selman Vefa
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Male
Phlebography
Vascular Malformations - diagnosis
Vena Cava, Superior - abnormalities
Vena Cava, Superior - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:Persistent left and absent right superior vena cava is a rare congenital anomaly, which is usually asymptomatic. Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is generally coexistent with right superior vena cava (RSVC), but rarely associated with absent RSVC. Herein, we report two children referred to our department because of ventricular septal defect. We determined PLSVC with absent RSVC during the angiography.
ISSN:0041-4301