The persistent left superior vena cava: Anatomical study, pathogenesis and clinical considerations

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 206-210

  Peltier, Jojo ^a,b   Destrieux, C ^a   Desme, J ^a   Renard, C ^b   Remond, A ^b   Velut, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiac anomaly; Human variation; Persistent left superior vena cava; Systemic venous return

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; AORTA ARCH; ARTICLE; AZYGOS VEIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; VEIN MALFORMATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

AGED; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 33646052538     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-005-0067-7     Document Type: Article

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