title: Scimitar syndrome treated with pneumonectomy: a case associated with bronchospastic attack.
abstract: Scimitar syndrome, which involves total or partial anomalous venous drainage of the right lung to the inferior vena cava, is relatively rare and often results in pulmonary hypertension, heart failure and right lung infection. We report here the case of a 1-year-old girl who suffered repeated attacks of bronchospasm after developing pneumonia. She underwent resection of the hypoplastic right lung and showed rapid recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871, Osaka, Japan. kamiyama@pedsurg.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamiyama
authors.forename: Shinkichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamata
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Usui
mesh_terms: D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*