Bilateral absence of superior vena cava

Manish Bansal; James Strainic; Ravi Ashwath

doi:10.1007/s00246-012-0357-x

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Bilateral absence of superior vena cava

Manish Bansal, James Strainic and Ravi Ashwath

Pediatric cardiology, Vol.34(4), pp.1031-1033

04/2013

DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0357-x

PMID: 22580777

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Abstract

The absence of a right superior vena cava (SVC) in situs solitus is very rare, and even then it is usually associated with left SVC. There have been few case reports in the literature of isolated bilateral absence of SVC. Bilateral absent SVC can have clinical implication, including pacemaker placements, central venous line placement, monitoring, and occasionally associated anomalies. We describe a case detected on fetal echocardiogram with bilateral absent SVC and structurally normal heart.

Pregnancy

Diagnosis, Differential

Echocardiography

Ultrasonography, Prenatal

Humans

Adult

Female

Male

Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Vena Cava, Superior - abnormalities

Vena Cava, Superior - diagnostic imaging

Infant, Newborn

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Title: Subtitle: Bilateral absence of superior vena cava
Creators: Manish Bansal - Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. manish.bansal@uhhospitals.org
James Strainic
Ravi Ashwath
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Pediatric cardiology, Vol.34(4), pp.1031-1033
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0357-x
PMID: 22580777
ISSN: 0172-0643
eISSN: 1432-1971
Language: English
Date published: 04/2013
Academic Unit: Radiology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
Record Identifier: 9984093231202771

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