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  • Title: Right superior vena cava draining into the left atrium.
    Author: Calcagni G, Batisse A, Vouhé P, Sidi D, Bonnet D, Ou P.
    Journal: Pediatr Radiol; 2008 Aug; 38(8):912-4. PubMed ID: 18568344.
    Abstract:
    The right superior vena cava draining into the left atrium is a rare malformation causing cyanosis and clubbing in patients in whom no other signs of congenital heart defect are present. Diagnosis may be difficult as cyanosis may be mild and the anomaly is not always easily detectable by echocardiography. For this reason we report a 13-month-old male in whom we confirmed the clinical and echocardiographic suspicion of anomalous drainage of the right superior vena cava using multidetector CT. This allowed successful surgical reconnection of the right superior vena cava to the right atrium.
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