Persistent left SVC with absent right SVC: a rare anomaly.
A persistent left superior vena cava is an anomaly found in association with many congenital heart disorders. However its presence along with absence of the right superior vena cava is a very rare congenital anomaly. This anomaly has implications in various interventional procedures and in cardiac surgery. We present here a case with absence of the right SVC and a persistent left SVC found in association with an ostium secundum atrial septal defect.
K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai, India. srivivek50@hotmail.com
Vivek
V
Srivastava
Prashant
P
Mishra
Susheel
S
Kumar
Sujit
S
Jana
Jayant
J
Khandekar
Nandlal
N
Agrawal
Anil Madhav
AM
Patwardhan
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery