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Case Reports
. 2019 Aug;67(8):723-725.
doi: 10.1007/s11748-018-1018-7. Epub 2018 Oct 6.

Left upper pulmonary vein connected to the persistent left superior vena cava and the left atrium

Ryunosuke Maki  1 , Masahiro Miyajima  1 , Taijiro Mishina  1 , Atsushi Watanabe  2
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Left upper pulmonary vein connected to the persistent left superior vena cava and the left atrium

Ryunosuke Maki et al. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Aug.

Abstract

Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common anomalous thoracic venous drainage. A PLSVC usually drains into the right atrium through a dilated coronary sinus. It is rare that a PLSVC flows directly into the left atrium, and even rarer that it connects to the left upper pulmonary vein (LUPV). We report a case, wherein the LUPV connected to both the PLSVC and the left atrium.

Keywords: Left upper pulmonary vein; Lung cancer; Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection; Persistent left superior vena cava.

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