Posted in Cardiology on January 15, 2014 by m.khodeer
Scimitar Syndrome:
A form of hypoplastic lung in which the hypoplastic lung is perfused from the aorta and drained by the IVC or portal vein. The anomalous vein has a resemblance to a turkish scimitar. This is a patial anomalous pulmonary venous return.
This case demonstrates the anomalous pulmonary vein (scimitar) and small right lung.