title: Case of double superior vena cava.
abstract: A 23-year-old male patient who had no history of any previous medical illness was noted to have a widened mediastinum on chest X-ray undertaken as part of a routine medical evaluation. A computer tomographic (CT) scan confirmed the widened mediastinum to be due to a double superior vena cava (SVC). No further investigations were undertaken. The patient was noted to be well when re-assessed 3 years later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Congella, South Africa. Singhb3@ukzn.ac.za
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ramsaroop
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maharaj
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reddi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology