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Novel Technique of Surgical Management of Scimitar Syndrome
Joint Authors
Lark, Mary
Cai, Amanda
Rideout, Phillip
Gregg, David
Suranyi, Pal
Crawford, Fred A.
Fernandes, Valerian L.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-05-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Scimitar syndrome is a rare congenital abnormality resulting from right-sided pulmonary venous return to the inferior vena cava rather than to the left atrium.
It is usually detected in early childhood with symptoms of recurrent chest infection and finding of pulmonary hypertension due to left to right shunt.
We report a case of a 40-year-old woman with scimitar syndrome discovered on chest X-ray during evaluation of recurrent pneumonia.
Surgical correction was achieved with a novel technique of using a synthetic graft connecting the scimitar vein across the right atrium to the left atrium along with ligation of the scimitar vein connection to the inferior vena cava.
The patient continues to do well 10 years after surgery, and the shunt graft shows good flow on echocardiogram.
We present her clinical and imaging data and details of the surgical technique along with a brief review of surgical literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lark, Mary& Cai, Amanda& Rideout, Phillip& Gregg, David& Suranyi, Pal& Crawford, Fred A.…[et al.]. 2019. Novel Technique of Surgical Management of Scimitar Syndrome. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lark, Mary…[et al.]. Novel Technique of Surgical Management of Scimitar Syndrome. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lark, Mary& Cai, Amanda& Rideout, Phillip& Gregg, David& Suranyi, Pal& Crawford, Fred A.…[et al.]. Novel Technique of Surgical Management of Scimitar Syndrome. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133910
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1133910