Persistent left superior vena cava: Case report

• DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.09.076
• Publication Date: 2022-10-28T04:14:08Z
• Authors: Khadija Laasri; Soumya El graini; Hiba Zahi; Ismail Mohamed Halfi; Houda Bachri; Emad Aldin Massri; Sara Zebbar; Aida Soufiani; Nadia Fellat; Nesma Bendagha; Rokya Fellat; Ittimade Nassar; Nabil Moatassim B...
• Keywords: Embryology

Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a rare anomaly of the systemic venous circulation. We report case 22-year-old female that had history multiple repair surgeries for her esophageal atresia, as well right lobectomy bronchiectasis 15 years prior. She was admitted to surgical ward complete resection lung. A trans-thoracic echocardiography performed part pre-surgical work-up and it revealed dilated coronary sinus which led us suspect presence PLSVC. The latter confirmed by simple "Bubble study" CT angiogram. will discuss throughout this paper, clinical radiological features, embryology anomaly, so knowledge existence anatomical variant, especially if surgery or catheterization at reach medical team, may lead avoid serious complications.