Persistent left SVC with absent right SVC: a rare anomaly

J Card Surg. 2007 Nov-Dec;22(6):535-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00474.x.

Abstract

A persistent left superior vena cava is an anomaly found in association with many congenital heart disorders. However its presence along with absence of the right superior vena cava is a very rare congenital anomaly. This anomaly has implications in various interventional procedures and in cardiac surgery. We present here a case with absence of the right SVC and a persistent left SVC found in association with an ostium secundum atrial septal defect.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Time Factors
  • Vena Cava, Superior / abnormalities*
  • Vena Cava, Superior / surgery