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 Topal21Ahi 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