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- Title
Isolated drainage of right superior vena cava into left atrium: A rare etiology of childhood central cyanosis.
- Authors
Rakha, Shaimaa; Abuelkheir, Mohamed ‐ Magdy; Elgamal, Mohamed ‐ Adel F.
- Abstract
Isolated right superior vena cava drainage into the left atrium ( RSVC- LA) is an extremely rare anomaly in the absence of other cardiac or extracardiac abnormalities. The clinical and echocardiographic diagnosis is considered challenging. We report a female infant with cyanosis on crying who was diagnosed as isolated RSVC- LA using conventional and contrast echocardiography, but further confirmation was possible via multidetector CT. The surgical correction was performed with smooth postoperative recovery. In conclusion, isolated RSVC- LA must be in the differential diagnosis of cyanosis in the absence of intracardiac anomalies. Surgical correction is necessary management to guard against brain abscesses or paradoxical embolization.
- Subjects
CYANOSIS; RARE diseases; VENA cava superior; LEFT heart atrium; MEDICAL drainage; MULTIDETECTOR computed tomography; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Echocardiography, 2017, Vol 34, Issue 9, p1388
- ISSN
0742-2822
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/echo.13625