Cargando…

Anomalous Right Superior Vena Cava in an Asymptomatic Patient

Congenital superior vena cava (SVC) anomalies are not uncommon. However, an absence of a left SVC and an anomalous right SVC without additional congenital heart defects is very rare. We present a 38-year-old male with an 'anomalous SVC' that was found to be descending anterior to the pleur...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bhatt, Hardik, McGreevy, Megan, Chung, Charles J, Kattel, Sharma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7314375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32596082
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8265
Descripción
Sumario:Congenital superior vena cava (SVC) anomalies are not uncommon. However, an absence of a left SVC and an anomalous right SVC without additional congenital heart defects is very rare. We present a 38-year-old male with an 'anomalous SVC' that was found to be descending anterior to the pleural space and draining into the inferior vena cava (IVC) at the level of the right atrium. This was associated with an anomalous right upper and lower pulmonary vein draining into this anomalous SVC. To our knowledge, this combination of congenital anomalies has not been previously described in the medical literature.