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Case Reports
. 2021 Sep;112(3):e173-e176.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.01.020. Epub 2021 Jan 23.

A Rare Variant of Hypogenetic Lung Syndrome Mimicking Scimitar Vein

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A Rare Variant of Hypogenetic Lung Syndrome Mimicking Scimitar Vein

Tommaso D'Angelo et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

Hypogenetic lung syndrome, also known as scimitar syndrome, is a rare and well-known congenital condition that includes hypoplastic right pulmonary artery and lung, right displacement of the heart, anomalous systemic arterial supply to the lung, and a characteristically curved anomalous right pulmonary vein draining into the inferior vena cava. In exceptional cases, the anomalous pulmonary vein may drain into left atrium. We here report a case of a 17-year-old girl with a rare variant of hypogenetic lung syndrome diagnosed by means of multimodality imaging and treated with percutaneous occlusion of the aortopulmonary collateral.

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