Persistent left superior vena cava: An unusual radiographic discovery
The persistence of the left superior vena cava is a rare and benign congenital malformation. This malformation is usually asymptomatic and is detected incidentally by imaging exams performed for other causes. We report two cases of persistence of the left superior vena cava, the first in a 62-year-o...
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| description | The persistence of the left superior vena cava is a rare and benign congenital malformation. This malformation is usually asymptomatic and is detected incidentally by imaging exams performed for other causes. We report two cases of persistence of the left superior vena cava, the first in a 62-year-old patient admitted for chronic renal failure for whom a thoracic radiograph after venous catheterization objectified this malformation; and the second in a 60-year-old patient for whom we performed a CT scan with contrast agent which objectified a double superior vena cava. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a42daf89bfb54225bb4f7863c2c5d8652025-08-20T02:34:20ZengElsevierAnnals of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports and Innovations2772-68782024-12-014410034410.1016/j.avsurg.2024.100344Persistent left superior vena cava: An unusual radiographic discoverySaid Adnor0Mehdi EL Kourchi1Soukaina Wakrim2Corresponding author.; Radiology Department, University Hospital Souss Massa, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, MoroccoRadiology Department, University Hospital Souss Massa, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, MoroccoRadiology Department, University Hospital Souss Massa, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, MoroccoThe persistence of the left superior vena cava is a rare and benign congenital malformation. This malformation is usually asymptomatic and is detected incidentally by imaging exams performed for other causes. We report two cases of persistence of the left superior vena cava, the first in a 62-year-old patient admitted for chronic renal failure for whom a thoracic radiograph after venous catheterization objectified this malformation; and the second in a 60-year-old patient for whom we performed a CT scan with contrast agent which objectified a double superior vena cava.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772687824000965Left superior vena cavaSuperior vena cava duplicationVascular malformationThoracic CT angiography |
| spellingShingle | Said Adnor Mehdi EL Kourchi Soukaina Wakrim Persistent left superior vena cava: An unusual radiographic discovery Annals of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports and Innovations Left superior vena cava Superior vena cava duplication Vascular malformation Thoracic CT angiography |
| title | Persistent left superior vena cava: An unusual radiographic discovery |
| title_full | Persistent left superior vena cava: An unusual radiographic discovery |
| title_fullStr | Persistent left superior vena cava: An unusual radiographic discovery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Persistent left superior vena cava: An unusual radiographic discovery |
| title_short | Persistent left superior vena cava: An unusual radiographic discovery |
| title_sort | persistent left superior vena cava an unusual radiographic discovery |
| topic | Left superior vena cava Superior vena cava duplication Vascular malformation Thoracic CT angiography |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772687824000965 |
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