title: Anomalous pulmonary venous connection: An underestimated entity.
abstract: Anomalous pulmonary venous connection is an uncommon congenital anomaly in which all (total form) or some (partial form) pulmonary veins drain into a systemic vein or into the right atrium rather than into the left atrium. The authors present one case of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection and two cases of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection, one of supracardiac drainage into the brachiocephalic vein, and the other of infracardiac anomalous venous drainage (scimitar syndrome). Through the presentation of these cases, this article aims to review the main pulmonary venous developmental defects, highlighting the role of imaging techniques in the assessment of these anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Radiologia do Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: sarapintomagalhaes@sapo.pt.
authors.forename: Sara P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia do Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal.
authors.forename: Nuno
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica do Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Marília
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loureiro
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Radiologia do Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: França
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Radiologia do Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica do Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sílvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alvares
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Radiologia do Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Anomalia congénita; Anomalous pulmonary venous connection; Conexão anómala das veias pulmonares; Congenital anomaly; Scimitar syndrome; Síndrome de cimitarra