Abnormal location of umbilical venous catheter due to Scimitar syndrome

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...

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Main Authors: Christopher R Mart, Charlotte S Van Dorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
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Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2014;volume=7;issue=3;spage=236;epage=237;aulast=Mart