Le Rochais J P, Icard P, Davani S, Abouz D, Evrard C
Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, CHU de Caen, France.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Oct;68(4):1416-8. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00731-6.
Right abnormal pulmonary venous return into the inferior vena cava associated with abnormal fissure, dextrocardia, and systemic arterial supply of a variable degree, are the characteristics of the scimitar syndrome. We report on a patient in whom this rare syndrome was associated with pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas within the involved lung.