Vol 72, No 3 (2013)
Case report
Published online: 2013-09-05
Persistent left superior vena cava with an absent right superior vena cava in a 72-year-old male with multivessel coronary artery disease
DOI: 10.5603/FM.2013.0044
Folia Morphol 2013;72(3):271-273.
Abstract
Congenital anomalies of systemic veins are usually asymptomatic and foundincidentally during ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT) or magneticresonance examinations performed for other clinical indications. Persistent leftsuperior vena cava (PLSVC) with absent right superior vena cava (RSVC) is thecongenital aberration in the thoracic venous system which occurs in only 0.09%to 0.13% of patients who have congenital heart defects. In this paper, we presentthe extremely rare case of a 72-year-old male with PLSVC associated withan absence of RSVC, referred for coronary CT angiography. Multidetector CTangiography is a powerful tool for the detection of venous anomalies, which isessential before invasive procedures such as the implantation of pacemakers.
Keywords: systemic veinscongenital anomalycomputed tomography