Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava.
Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a common cardiac anomaly associated with congenital heart diseases. A diagnosis of PLSVC usually warrants a detailed fetal echocardiography. Lesser known associations are the extra cardiac anomalies notably the upper airway and the gastrointestinal tract anomalies. We highlight here the importance of detailed fetal assessment for extra cardiac anomalies in addition to fetal echocardiography in fetuses diagnosed with PLSVC. We hereby present a preterm infant who presented with a triad of PLSVC, laryngeal atresia, and esophageal atresia.
1 Section of Neonatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Vrinda
V
Nair
1 Section of Neonatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Kamran
K
Yusuf
2 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.|3 Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Weiming
W
Yu
4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Macclesfield District General Hospital, Macclesfield, UK.
Hafez
H
AlAwad
5 Respiratory Services, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Canada.
Kathy
K
Paul
1 Section of Neonatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Essa
E
Al Awad
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities*
congenital heart disease; congenital high airway obstruction syndrome; esophageal atresia; laryngeal atresia; persistent left superior vena cava; tracheoesophageal fistula