The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2012 , Vol 54 , Num 5
Absent Right Superior Vena Cava with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava: Two Case Reports
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Başkent University, Adana Training and Medical Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
E-mail: ayten_gumus@yahoo.com
Persistent left and absent right superior vena cava is a rare congenital
anomaly, which is usually asymptomatic. Persistent left superior vena cava
(PLSVC) is generally coexistent with right superior vena cava (RSVC), but
rarely associated with absent RSVC. Herein, we report two children referred
to our department because of ventricular septal defect. We determined PLSVC
with absent RSVC during the angiography.
Keywords :
persistent left superior vena cava, absent right superior vena cava.