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Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Scimitar Syndrome
Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Scimitar Syndrome
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Respiratory System Abnormalities > Scimitar Syndrome
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Respiratory System Abnormalities > Scimitar Syndrome
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Cardiovascular Abnormalities > Vascular Malformations > Scimitar Syndrome
Cardiovascular Diseases > Cardiovascular Abnormalities > Vascular Malformations > Scimitar Syndrome

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Scimitar Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Anomaly, Scimitar
  • Scimitar Anomaly

Scope note

  • An anomalous pulmonary venous return in which the right PULMONARY VEIN is not connected to the LEFT ATRIUM but to the INFERIOR VENA CAVA. Scimitar syndrome is named for the crescent- or Turkish sword-like shadow in the chest radiography and is often associated with hypoplasia of the right lung and right pulmonary artery, and dextroposition of the heart.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012587

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