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Case Reports
. 2016 May-Aug;9(2):173-5.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2069.180667.

Scimitar syndrome: Surgical approach to an unusual anatomy of the scimitar vein

Roy Varghese  1 , Benjamin Omoregbee  1 , Sanni Saheed  1
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Case Reports

Scimitar syndrome: Surgical approach to an unusual anatomy of the scimitar vein

Roy Varghese et al. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2016 May-Aug.

Abstract

Repair strategies in scimitar syndrome are varied and need to be individualized to the surgical anatomy. This report focuses on the repair achieved in a case with unusual anatomy of the scimitar vein.

Keywords: Anomalous pulmonary venous drainage; congenital heart disease; scimitar syndrome.

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Figure 1
Computed tomography scan of the chest showing infradiaphragmatic drainage of scimitar vein
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Figure 2
Operative steps (a) Scimitar vein draining infradiaphragmatic (b) Atrial septal and left atrial incisions (c) Completed baffles
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Figure 3
Postoperative echocardiogram in parasternal short axis view showing laminar flows in pulmonary and systemic venous pathways
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