Bilateral scimitar syndrome

Authors: Mohamed Kabbani; Naser Haider; Riyadh Abu-Sulaiman

Source: Cardiology in the Young, Volume 14, Number 4, August 2004 , pp. 447-449(3)

Abstract:

Scimitar syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly that affects classically the right lung and the heart. We present a rare variant that involves both lungs in association with totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection, horseshoe lung, and right pulmonary cyst.

Keywords: HORSESHOE LUNG; TOTALLY ANOMALOUS PULMONARY VENOUS CONNECTION; PULMONARY CYST

Document Type: Short communication

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