A Rare Variant of Hypogenetic Lung Syndrome Mimicking Scimitar Vein

Tommaso D’Angelo, Alfredo Blandino, Michele B. Saitta, Salvatore Agati, Placido Romeo, Silvio Mazziotti
G. Martino University Hospital Messina. Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital.
Italy

Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Ann Thorac Surg 2021; 112: e173-e176
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.01.020

Abstract
Hypogenetic lung syndrome, also known as scimitar syndrome, is a rare and well-known congenital condition that includes hypoplastic right pulmonary artery and lung, right displacement of the heart, anomalous systemic arterial supply to the lung, and a characteristically curved anomalous right pulmonary vein draining into the inferior vena cava. In exceptional cases, the anomalous pulmonary vein may drain into left atrium. We here report a case of a 17-year-old girl with a rare variant of hypogenetic lung syndrome diagnosed by means of multimodality imaging and treated with percutaneous occlusion of the aortopulmonary collateral.

Category
Abnormal Systemic to Pulmonary Arterial Collaterals or Connections
Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication

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