Scimitar Syndrome
Pediatric Dimensions, vol.06, no.01, pp.19-21, 2016 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
- Publication Type: Article / Case Report
- Volume: 06 Issue: 01
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.15761/pd.1000104
- Journal Name: Pediatric Dimensions
- Page Numbers: pp.19-21
- Uşak University Affiliated: No
Abstract
A rarely seen anomaly of pulmonary venous return, Scimitar syndrome is characterized by the opening of right side pulmonary veins into inferior vein cave or into the right atrium. this anomaly might be accompanied by such anomalies as right lung hyperplasia, bronchial anomaly, systemic arterial flushing of the lung (pulmonary sequestration) and dextrocardia. This single and expanded pulmonary vein is monitored in plain graphics as a shadow resembling a Turkish scimitar, extending from the mid-zone of the right lung towards the cardio phrenic angle. In our paper, a case is presented involving a child who we studied due to a frequently recurring lung infection and whom we diagnosed as inflicted with scimitar syndrome.