title: Absent left superior vena cava with persistent right superior vena cava in visceroatrial situs inversus.
abstract: We report an unusual anomaly of the upper body venous drainage in a patient with visceroatrial situs inversus. The patient had a persistent right superior vena cava draining into the left-sided right atrium by way of the coronary sinus, with the absence of the left superior vena cava associated with atrioventricular discordant levocardia, pulmonary atresia, and ventricular septal defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Social Insurance Chukyo Hospital, 1-1-10 Sanjo, Nagoya 457-8510, Japan. romiwo@mcttne.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murayama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities*