Scimitar syndrome associated with ventricular septal defect and left pulmonary vein stenosis

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.7598

Hakan Ceyran, Füsun Güzelmeriç, Murat Başaran, Eylem Tuncer, Ayşe Yıldırım, Nihat Çine Eylül Kafalı, Behzat Tüzün

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kartal Koşuyolu Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.7598

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Scimitar syndrome is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly, which is characterized by anomalous right pulmonary venous return to the inferior vena cava. In this article, we report a six-month-old girl with the diagnosis of Scimitar syndrome associated with ventricular septal defect, left pulmonary venous stenosis and severe pulmonary hypertension. The patient underwent a successful surgical treatment of all pathologies at a single session.

Keywords : Left pulmonary venous stenosis; Scimitar syndrome; ventricular septal defect

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