 Scimitar Syndrome
"Scimitar Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An anomalous pulmonary venous return in which the right PULMONARY VEIN is not connected to the LEFT ATRIUM but to the INFERIOR VENA CAVA. Scimitar syndrome is named for the crescent- or Turkish sword-like shadow in the chest radiography and is often associated with hypoplasia of the right lung and right pulmonary artery, and dextroposition of the heart.
| Descriptor ID |
D012587
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.844 C08.695.815 C14.240.850.968 C14.907.780 C16.131.240.850.937 C16.131.740.815
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| Concept/Terms |
Scimitar Syndrome- Scimitar Syndrome
- Syndrome, Scimitar
- Pulmonary Venous Return Anomaly
- TAPVR1
- TAPVR
- Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
- Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return 1
- Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
- Scimitar Anomaly
- Anomaly, Scimitar
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scimitar Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Ng LY, Nolke L, James A, Grant B, Franklin O, Redmond JM, McGuinness J, Walsh K, McMahon CJ. Multimodality imaging in delineation of complex sinus venosus defects and treatment outcomes over the last decade. Cardiol Young. 2022 Jul; 32(7):1112-1120.
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Kitano M, Hoashi T, Kakuta T, Fujimoto K, Miyake A, Kurosaki KI, Ichikawa H, Shiraishi I. Primary Draining Vein Stenting for Obstructive Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection in Neonates with Right Atrial Isomerism and Functional Single Ventricle Improves Outcome. Pediatr Cardiol. 2018 Oct; 39(7):1355-1365.
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Liptzin DR, Sturgill M, Kim J, Abman SH, Darst JR, Ibrahim J, Browne L. An Unusual Etiology of Infantile Hemoptysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Apr 01; 193(7):e14-5.
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Liechty KW, Flake AW. Pulmonary vascular malformations. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2008 Feb; 17(1):9-16.
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Gilkeson RC, Lee JH, Sachs PB, Clampitt M. Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography in scimitar syndrome: diagnosis and postoperative evaluation. Tex Heart Inst J. 2000; 27(3):309-11.
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Reece EA, Lockwood CJ, Rizzo N, Pilu G, Bovicelli L, Hobbins JC. Intrinsic intrathoracic malformations of the fetus: sonographic detection and clinical presentation. Obstet Gynecol. 1987 Oct; 70(4):627-32.
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