Open AccessPseudo-Scimitar syndrome
Author(s) -
Sameer Vyas,
Divyesh Mahajan,
Karan Madan,
M S Sandhu,
Niranjan Khandelwal
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.102828
Subject(s) - medicine , chest radiograph , scimitar syndrome , computed tomographic angiography , radiology , chest pain , computed tomographic , lung , angiography , radiography , pulmonary angiography , cardiology , computed tomography , inferior vena cava
The pulmonary venous abnormalities are very rare and are difficult to diagnose. We present a case of middle age male who presented with cough and chest pain. Chest radiograph showed abnormal tortuous vessel in right lung. Computed tomographic angiography of chest demonstrated meandering anomalous right superior pulmonary vein.