Scimitar syndrome with different features in pediatric patients: a single-center experience
Abstract
Material and methods: All patients with scimitar syndrome were diagnosed in our hospital between 2000 and 2020. The clinical findings, angiographic and surgical procedures, and follow-up of the patients are evaluated.
Results: Five pediatric patients aged between 1.5 months and 10 years were diagnosed as Scimitar syndrome. All patients were symptomatic. One patient had cor triatriatum and pulmonary venous stenosis, one patient had left atrial isomerism and absence of the IVC (azygous continuity), and another patient had coarctation of the aorta. One patient had dual drainage: the IVC and left atrium with meandering pulmonary veins, which we determined as a Scimitar variant. One infant patient with pulmonary hypertension and two patients with pulmonary to systemic flow ratio (Qp/Qs)>1.5 were treated surgically with the reanastomosis technique. Vascular embolization of the aortopulmonary collaterals was performed in two patients using vascular plugs, coils, and onyx.
Conclusion: Treatment should be planned individually in this syndrome due to Scimitar syndrome has a wide range of anatomic and clinical variations.
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References
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Cardiovascular Surgery, Paediatrics
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Ali Orgun
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0000-0003-1604-270X
Türkiye
Birgül Varan
0000-0002-6719-8563
Türkiye
İlkay Erdoğan
Türkiye
Niyazi Tokel
0000-0002-6759-1795
Türkiye
Alper Gürsu
0000-0003-4795-4066
Türkiye
Murat Özkan
0000-0003-3991-8479
Türkiye
Publication Date
January 31, 2023
Submission Date
March 30, 2022
Acceptance Date
September 29, 2022
Published in Issue
Year 2023 Volume: 16 Number: 1
