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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021 Persistent left superior vena cava is the most common congenital anomaly of the thoracic venous system. In most cases, the left vena cava drains into the coronary sinus and remains asymptomatic.
Martin Beaufigeau +5 more
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Persistent left sided superior vena cava [PDF]
Heart, 2006 A 63 year old woman with hypertension presented with intestinal obstruction. A central venous catheter (CVC) was placed into the left internal jugular vein after initial attempts on the right internal jugular failed. A chest radiograph post-procedure showed the tip to be in an unusual position (panel A). Blood …
K L, Ho, J L, Tan
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Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2014 Abstract This is a case report of an incidental diagnosis of persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC). The diagnosis was suspected after a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) was placed and a postinsertion chest radiograph was conducted. PLSVC is a vascular anomaly that is usually diagnosed as an incidental finding.
Joaquim M, Motta-Leal-Filho +3 more
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Multiple accessory pathways coexisting with a persistent left superior vena cava: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome is characterized by a short PR interval (delta-wave), long QRS complex, and the appearance of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
Tetsuya Uemura +10 more
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Case Report of a Left-sided Superior Vena Cava Causing Unique Positioning of Central Line
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2020 Introduction: Persistent left-sided superior vena cava is a rare congenital venous malformation. While often clinically asymptomatic, these variations in normal anatomy may give rise to complications with central venous catheter placement.
Michael Mancera +2 more
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Mitral valve repair in patient with absent right superior vena cava in visceroatrial situs solitus [PDF]
, 2013 We report on a 74-year-old woman with an absence of right superior vena cava in visceroatrial situs solitus who underwent mitral valve plasty for severe mitral regurgitation. Preoperative three-dimensional computed tomography revealed an absent right and
Hidenori Gohra +6 more
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Multimodal imaging of persistent left superior vena cava – case report [PDF]
, 2019 The persistent left superior vena cava is a rare vein anomaly and is encountered in 0.3-0.5% of the population, however, as these anomalies are usually asymptomatic, the prevalence is often underestimated1.
Damir Raljević +3 more
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En mann i 30-årene med gjenta hjerneabscesser [PDF]
, 2022 Background: Brain abscess is a life-threatening condition. Congenital cardiovascular malformations can create right-to-left shunting and be an underlying cause.
Brede, Vegard Rødseth +3 more
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Case Reports in Oncology, 2015 Persistent left superior vena cava is a congenital vascular anomaly, which is possibly arrhythmogenic and thrombogenic, rarely complicated with coronary sinus atresia.
Osamu Imataki +6 more
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Journal of Ultrasonography, 2020 Persistent left superior vena cava is a malformation of cardinal veins. We report a case of a secundigravida who had many fetal ultrasound examinations – first performed by an obstetrician (who described fetal mediastinum as “abnormal”), second by other ...
Sylwestrzak Oskar +1 more
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