J Korean Soc Radiol.  2017 Aug;77(2):125-128. 10.3348/jksr.2017.77.2.125.

Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return Accompanied by Normal Superior Pulmonary Veins in the Left Upper Lobe: A Case Report

• Kim DE
• Kang MJ
• Lee J
• Bae KE
• Kim JH
• Kang TK
• Kim SH
• Kim JY
• Jeong MJ
• Kim SH

• KMID: 2386750
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2017.77.2.125

Abstract

Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return is a rare congenital pulmonary venous anomaly, in which some of the pulmonary veins drain into the systemic circulation rather than the left atrium. Many variants of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return have been reported. We present a rare type of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return in which the anomalous left upper lobe pulmonary vein drained into the left innominate vein via the vertical vein, accompanying the left upper lobe pulmonary vein in the normal location.

MeSH Terms

Brachiocephalic Veins
Heart Atria
Multidetector Computed Tomography
Pulmonary Veins*
Scimitar Syndrome*
Veins

Figure

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  Fig. 1. A 75-year-old man with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return accompanied by a normal left superior pulmonary vein. A, B. Contrast-enhanced chest CT scan shows a vertical vein (arrow) which courses through the paraaortic area and drains into the left innominate vein (asterisk). Note the right small pleural effusion. C. Contrast-enhanced chest CT scan shows a normal left superior pulmonary vein (arrow) anterior to the left main bronchus. Note the right small pleural effusion. D, E. Three-dimensional volume-rendering images show the vertical vein (arrow in D) draining into the left innominate vein and the normal left superior pulmonary vein (arrow in E) draining into the left atrium.

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