Isolated persistent left superior vena cava with absent right superior vena cava in two cases

Korkmaz, Levent; Akyüz, Ali Rıza; Erkuş, Musluhuttin Emre; Topal, Cevat

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Isolated persistent left superior vena cava with absent right superior vena cava in two cases [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2011; 39(6): 501-504 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2011.01453

Isolated persistent left superior vena cava with absent right superior vena cava in two cases

Levent Korkmaz¹, Ali Rıza Akyüz¹, Musluhuttin Emre Erkuş¹, Cevat Topal²
¹Ahi Evren Chest, Heart And Vascular Surgery Education And Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey
²Numune Education And Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey

Persistent left superior vena cava (LSVC) with absent right superior vena cava (RSVC) is a very rare congenital anomaly. Its isolated existence is even rarer. Persistent LSVC is usually asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. We present persistent LSVC with absent RSVC in two asymptomatic patients, namely, a 52-year-old woman and 65-year-old man. The diagnosis was confirmed by cardiac computed tomography in both cases.

Keywords: Heart defects, congenital, tomography, X-ray computed, vena cava, superior/abnormalities.

Corresponding Author: Ali Rıza Akyüz, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English

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