Surgical management of scimitar syndrome: An alternative approach
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Scimitar syndrome in an adult: diagnosis and surgical treatment.
A 51-year-old woman, presenting with increasing dyspnoea on exertion was admitted for surgery of a right sided partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. Contrast enhanced electron-beam tomography (EBT) presented a hypoplastic right lower lobe and confirmed the diagnosis of a so-called scimitar syndrome. Surgery consisted of creation of an atrial septal defect, transposition of the anomalous ve...
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80 Background --Scimitar syndrome, which presents with an anomalous right pulmonary vein that drains part or the entire right lung into the inferior vena cava (IVC) as its hallmark, is a rare association of congenital cardiopulmonary anomalies with an incidence of approximately 1 to 3 per 100,000 live births worldwide. It commonly presents with symptoms of respiratory distress and has an over-a...
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Scimitar syndrome is a relatively uncommon constellation of cardio-pulmonary anomalies, its typical feature being partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection. It can present in the neonatal period as well as later in life. We present the case of a girl diagnosed in the newborn period, along with a brief review of literature.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2003.113