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Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava in Hematological Malignancy Requiring Central Venous Catheter Insertion for Intensive Chemotherapy

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, Hiroyuki Kubo, Yukiko Hamasaki, Maki Oku, Jun-ichiro Kida, Makiko Uemura, Harumi Matsuka   +6 more
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Gradual diagnosis and clinical importance of prenatally detected persistent left superior vena cava with absent right superior vena cava – a case report and literature review

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, Respondek-Liberska Maria   +1 more
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Vena cava anomalies in thoracic surgery [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Vena cava anomalies are a rare group of anatomical variations due to an incorrect development of the superior or inferior vena cava during fetal life.
Anile, Marco, Anzidei, Michele, Bassi, Massimiliano, Diso, Daniele, Mantovani, Sara, Pagini, Andreina, Poggi, Camilla, Venuta, Federico   +7 more
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Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava with Absent Right Superior Vena Cava

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2018
Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common congenital abnormality of the thoracic systemic venous drainage; in fact, cardiology fellows in training are often quizzed on this when a dilated coronary sinus is noted on an echocardiogram.
Yagnesh, Patel, Rajiv, Gupta
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Total anomalous pulmonary vein drainage in a 60-year-old woman diagnosed in an ECG-gated multidetector computed tomography : a case report and review of literature [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: Total anomalous pulmonary vein drainage (TAPVD) is a congenital cardiac defect in which there is no connection between pulmonary veins and the left atrium.
Adamczyk, Piotr, Czekajska-Chehab, Elżbieta, Drop, Andrzej, Siek, Elżbieta, Staśkiewicz, Grzegorz, Tomaszewski, Andrzej, Wojtkowska, Agnieszka, Zakościelna, Magdalena   +7 more
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An adult with left isomerism having an interrupted inferior vena cava and persistent left superior vena cava associated with partial atrioventricular canal defect and complete heart block — a case report

The Cardiothoracic Surgeon, 2022
Background Persistent left superior vena cava is a well-recognized thoracic venous abnormality, most of which do not present with any symptoms. Its opening into the left atrium is uncommonly encountered and, if present, is noted to be associated with ...
Mohammed Wahaj Ali, Shaikh Mohammed Husain, Ramnath Iyer, Neelam Desai   +3 more
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Live transplantation in children with biliary atresia and vascular anomalies [PDF]

, 1974
Eight of 29 infants and children undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation for extrahepatic biliary atresia had associated major vascular anomalies.
Lilly, JR, Starzl, TE
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Successful implantation of a permanent pacemaker through a persistent left superior vena cava by using a right subclavian approach [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2011
Introduction. Persistent left superior vena cava, a rare congenital abnormality, can complicate placement of pacemaker leads through the subclavian vein. A left-sided approach is usually preferable in such cases. Case report.
Jović Zoran, Mijailović Zdravko, Obradović Slobodan, Tavčiovski Dragan, Matunović Radomir, Rusović Siniša, Đurić Predrag   +6 more
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Persistent left superior vena cava: Case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a rare anomaly of the systemic venous circulation. We report the case of a 22-year-old female that had history of multiple repair surgeries for her esophageal atresia, as well as a right lobectomy for ...
Khadija Laasri, MD, Soumya El graini, MD, Hiba Zahi, MD, Ismail Mohamed Halfi, MD, Houda Bachri, MD, Emad Aldin Massri, MD, Sara Zebbar, Aida Soufiani, Nadia Fellat, Nesma Bendagha, Rokya Fellat, Ittimade Nassar, Nabil Moatassim Billah   +12 more
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Salvage resection of advanced mediastinal tumors [PDF]

, 2019
The surgical treatment of locally advanced mediastinal tumors invading the great vessels and other nearby structures still represent a tricky question, principally due to the technical complexity of the resective phase, the contingent need to carry out
Andreetti, Claudio, Ciccone, Anna Maria, D’Andrilli, Antonio, Ibrahim, Mohsen, Maurizi, Giulio, Menna, Cecilia, Poggi, Camilla, Rendina, Erino Angelo, Vanni, Camilla, Venuta, Federico   +9 more
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