title: Congenital absence of the right superior vena cava: report of two cases.
abstract: Absence of the right superior vena cava with persistence of the left superior vena cava is an uncommon cardiac malformation. 2 patients with this anomaly are presented, and the importance of recognizing this condition is emphasized. Although associated with other cardiac malformations, there is no characteristic type.
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging