Abnormal location of umbilical venous catheter due to Scimitar syndrome

Christopher R Mart; Charlotte S Van Dorn

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Abnormal location of umbilical venous catheter due to Scimitar syndrome

Christopher R Mart, Charlotte S Van Dorn
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Primary Children's Hospital, University of Utah School of Medicine, 100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

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Christopher R Mart
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Primary Children's Hospital, University of Utah School of Medicine, 100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake, Utah
USA

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DOI: 10.4103/0974-2069.140866

Year : 2014 | Volume : 7 | Issue : 3 | Page : 236-237

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Scimitar syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly where the right pulmonary veins return to the inferior vena cava (IVC) just below the diaphragm. On chest X-ray (CXR), an IVC catheter will be in a bizarre location outside the heart if it inadvertently passes into the scimitar vein rather than into the right atrium.

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DOI: 10.4103/0974-2069.140866