Partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage into the inferior vena cava

Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the superior vena cava.

BACKGROUND Repair of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) to the high portion of the superior vena cava (SVC) may be complicated by atrial arrhythmia and obstruction of the pulmonary veins or SVC. We reviewed our experience with the modified Warden technique, in which the SVC was transected and anastomosed to the right atrial appendage with anterior augmentation of pedicled aut...

Scimitar sign with normal pulmonary venous drainage and anomalous inferior vena cava.

A case of the scimitar sign due to an anomaly of the right sided pulmonary vein with normal drainage into the left atrium was associated with an azygos continuation of the inferior vena cava. Digital subtraction angiography allows the identification of these rare congenital vascular malformations.

Anomalous drainage of inferior vena cava to left atrium in association with total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage.

Drainage of the inferior vena cava directly into the left atrium is a rare but well recognised anomaly of systemic venous drainage. It has been reported in isolation and in association with other cardiac defects. We report a case of anomalous drainage of the inferior vena cava into the left atrium in association with total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage of the supracardiac type, a hitherto...

Anomalous partial pulmonary venous drainage.

An 80-year-old man underwent a thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy for cT2N0 lung carcinoma. A partial anomalous drainage of the right superior pulmonary veins to the superior vena cava was discovered (Fig. 1). It was visible on computed tomography (CT) scan (Fig. 2a) and volume-rendering reconstruction (Fig. 2b). No other cardiac abnormality was found on echocardiography. Fig. 2. (a) The diagn...

Co-existent Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage into Portal Vein, Drainage of Left-sided Inferior Vena Cava into Left Atrium, and Splenic Agenesis.