Scimitar syndrome, or pulmonary venolobar syndrome, is a rare congenital heart defect characterized by anomalous venous return from the right lung (to the systemic venous drainage, rather than directly to the left atrium). This anomalous pulmonary venous return can be either partial (PAPVR) or total (TAPVR). The syndrome associated with PAPVR is m...
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<radiology> Hypoplasia / aplasia of one or more lobes of lung, always on right, with or without partial APVR (to IVC, portal vein, etc.), scimitar-shaped density is draining vein ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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complete or partial venous drainage of the right lung into the inferior vena cava, usually with hypoplasia of the right lung; the anomalous vein has a scimitar shape on a radiograph; see scimitar sign.
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