Scimitar syndrome is a rare but serious congenital condition that consists of anomalous pulmonary venous drainage of the right lung to the inferior vena cava. The appearance on chest radiography resembles a curved Turkish sword, or scimitar. Scimitar syndrome is associated with other anomalies, including hypoplasia of the right lung, dextroposition of the heart, anomalous systemic arterial supp...

Scimitar syndrome is a rare vascular anomaly whereby a partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage to the inferior vena cava results in left-to-right shunt. Scimitar syndrome can be associated with congenital cardiovascular defects (dextrocardia, atrial septal defects, and right pulmonary artery hypoplasia), pulmonary anomalies (hypoplasia, sequestration), and tracheobronchial anomalies. Thus, ...

Background: Scimitar syndrome (SS) or congenital pulmonary venolobar syndrome is a rare anomaly, most commonly including partial pulmonary venous drainage into the inferior vena cava, right lung hypoplasia, dextroposition of the heart, and anomalous systemic arterial supply from aorta or one of its branches to the right lung. Case report: A 10-day-old female infant was referred to our hospital...

LETTERS Scimitar syndrome as a differential diagnosis in a child with recurrent wheeze Respiratory symptoms of cough, wheeze, and breathlessness account for 40% of referrals to a general paediatric clinic. The majority of these children suffer from " wheeze secondary to upper respiratory tract infection " and " asthma ". A 7 year old girl was referred by her general practitioner to the clinic w...