REPORT OF A RARE ANATOMIC VARIANT: LEFT UPPER LOBE PARTIAL ANOMALOUS PULMONARY VENOUS RETURN

We report the CT findings in a case of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) from the left upper lobe in an adult. PAPVR is an anatomic variant in which one to three pulmonary veins drain into the right atrium or its tributaries, rather than into the left atrium. This results in a left-t...

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Published inJBR-BTR : organe de la Societe royale belge de radiologie (SRBR) = orgaan van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Radiologie (KBVR) Vol. 98; no. 1; pp. 37 - 38
Main Authors De Brucker, Y, Ilsen, B, Muylaert, C, Goethals, L, Nieboer, K, Fares, A, Jager, T, de Mey, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Belgium Ubiquity Press 01.01.2015
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Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Veins - abnormalities
Pulmonary Veins - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:We report the CT findings in a case of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) from the left upper lobe in an adult. PAPVR is an anatomic variant in which one to three pulmonary veins drain into the right atrium or its tributaries, rather than into the left atrium. This results in a left-to-right shunt with varying clinical presentation. These can range from asymptomatic patients to advanced cardiac failure.
ISSN:0302-7430
2514-8281
DOI:10.5334/jbr-btr.751