title: Persistent left superior vena cava.
abstract: Congenital venous anomalies are relatively common and some have clinical implications. An example of persistent left superior vena cava was found during a routine dissection. This vein was carefully dissected and followed to its termination in the right atrium. The same cadaver also presented four branches from the arch of the aorta. A left superior vena cava occurs in early development but disappears later. The clinical significance of such a persistent left superior vena cava assumes importance during cardiac catheterization via the left subclavian vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Saju Binu
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Cherian
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.forename: Sampath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Madhyastha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology