Unusual meandering right upper lobe pulmonary vein draining into right middle lobe pulmonary vein: a case report.
Meandering right pulmonary vein is a rare vascular anomaly that requires accurate diagnosis to avoid unnecessary procedures and unintended vascular injury during operation. We describe an unusual meandering right upper lobe pulmonary vein draining into the left atrium via the right middle lobe pulmonary vein.
Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kyungsun
K
Nam
Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. s2621@paik.ac.kr.
Mi-Jin
MJ
Kang
Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kyung Eun
KE
Bae
Department of Emergency Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Tae Kyung
TK
Kang
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Congenital anomaly; Meandering pulmonary vein; Normal variant; Pulmonary veins; Scimitar syndrome
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