Anomalous unilateral single pulmonary vein mimicking pulmonary nodules on HRCT of the lungs and scimitar syndrome on chest radiograph: multidetector CT findings.
Anomalous unilateral single pulmonary vein is an extremely rare anomaly of the pulmonary venous system. It is often confused with other pulmonary abnormalities such as hypogenetic lung (scimitar) syndrome, pulmonary varices, pulmonary nodules, and arteriovenous malformations. We present imaging findings including multidetector computerized tomography in a case of anomalous unilateral single pulmonary vein mimicking pulmonary nodules on high-resolution computed tomography of the lungs and scimitar syndrome on chest radiograph in an asthmatic girl.
Goudarzi
Mahmoud
M
Department of Radiology, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD) (Dr M. Daneshvari Hospital), Tehran, Iran. mahgoodarzi@yahoo.com
Sabouri
Sofia
S
Fayazi
Nader
N
Shabestari
Abbas Arjmand
AA
Karam
Mehrdad Bakhshayesh
MB
Kahkouee
Shahram
S
D000293:Adolescent; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007472:Iohexol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
D003287:Contrast Media; D007472:Iohexol; C038192:iopromide