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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002;22:821
© 2002 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Scimitar syndrome: a rare cause of haemoptysis

Rajashekara Reddy, Rajesh Shah, J.A.C. Thorpe*, John Gibbs

Yorkshire Cardiothoracic Centre, General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK

Received 21 May 2002; accepted 21 August 2002.

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +44-113-392-5736; fax: +44-113-392-8436
e-mail: jth8363038{at}aol.com

Key Words: Scimitar syndrome • Haemoptysis

A 35-year-old female patient presented with haemoptysis. Chest X-ray revealed (Fig. 1) the presence of Scimitar veins on the right side. Magnetic resonance imaging angiography (Fig. 2) confirmed the anomalous pulmonary venous drainage on the right side in to IVC with abnormal arterial supply to right lung from the abdominal aorta.



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  		Fig. 1. Chest X-ray showing Scimitar veins.

 


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  		Fig. 2. Magnetic resonance angiogram showing abnormal right pulmonary venous joining IVC at its junction with right atrium and the collateral artery from aorta.

 




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