Successful pulmonary venous channeling in a case of scimitar syndrome.
A young girl child with recurrent pneumonias, failure to thrive and dextroposed heart was diagnosed with and surgically treated for scimitar syndrome. Early diagnosis and treatment of this syndrome prevents serious morbidity.
Fatimi
Saulat
S
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Sheikh
Sadaf
S
Syed
Ali
A
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010690:Phlebography; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*