Meandering pulmonary vein: A case report

Authors

  • Sneha Harish C
  • Rashmi Dixit
  • Ayush Agarwal
  • Anju Garg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v14i3.3799

Keywords:

Pulmonary venous anomalies, meandering pulmonary vein, Scimitar variant, anomalous unilateral single pulmonary vein (AUSPV), lung hypoplasia, multidetector CT

Abstract

Anomalies of the pulmonary venous circulation are extremely uncommon. We report a case of an anomalous unilateral single pulmonary vein also referred to as a meandering pulmonary vein. A single large tortuous pulmonary vein was seen on the right side draining into the left atrium with associated ipsilateral absence of the middle lobe bronchus and interlobar fissures. This is considered a variant of the classical scimitar syndrome. The venous anatomy was depicted with considerable accuracy using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) non-invasively.

Author Biographies

Sneha Harish C

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Resident

Rashmi Dixit

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Director Professor

Ayush Agarwal

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Senior Resident

Anju Garg

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Professor & Head of department
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Published

2020-03-26

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Thoracic Radiology

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