Publication: Scimitar syndrome
Date
2008
Article Type
Case Report
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
1812-2027
Volume Title
Pages
Pages: 389 - 390
Publisher
Kathmandu University
Abstract
Abstract
A seven month old female child admitted to intensive care unit with increasing respiratory distress. Clinical examination
revealed absence of cyanosis, wide and xed normal intensity second heart sound. Chest radiograph revealed crescent
like radio opacity in right lower lung and subsequent contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT) chest demonstrated
abnormal vessel in right lung draining into the inferior vena cava.
Key words: Scimitar syndrome, partial anomalous pulmonary venous return, computed tomography
Description
Kumar A 1 , Paudel K2
1 Associate Professor, 2 Postgraduate, Department of Radio diagnosis and Imaging, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Karnataka, India.