Isolated persistent left superior vena cava with absent right superior vena cava in two cases

被引:7
作者
Korkmaz, Levent [1 ]
Akyuz, Ali Riza [1 ]
Erkus, M. Emre [1 ]
Topal, Cevat [2 ]
机构
[1] Ahi Evren Chest Heart & Vasc Surg Training & Res, Dept Cardiol, Trabzon, Turkey
[2] Ankara Numune Training & Res Hosp, Trabzon, Turkey
来源
TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY | 2011年 / 39卷 / 06期
关键词
Heart defects; congenital; tomography; X-ray computed; vena cava; superior/abnormalities;
D O I
10.5543/tkda.2011.01453
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Persistent left superior vena cava (LSVC) with absent right superior vena cava (RSVC) is a very rare congenital anomaly. Its isolated existence is even rarer. Persistent LSVC is usually asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. We present persistent LSVC with absent RSVC in two asymptomatic patients, namely, a 52-year-old woman and 65-year-old man. The diagnosis was confirmed by cardiac computed tomography in both cases.
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