Bronchial stenosis mimicking the scimitar syndrome: report of one case.

The scimitar syndrome, also known as hypogenetic lung syndrome, has the classic radiological appearance of hypoplasia of the right lung, dextroposition of the heart, and a curvilinear density in the right lower lung that courses to the right cardiophrenic angle known as a scimitar sign. We report a case with stenosis of the main stem of the left bronchus and an emphysematous change of the left lung which shifted the heart to the right side and compressed the right lung. A curvilinear density was also noted in the right lower lung field. All these radiological findings together mimic the chest radiographic appearance of the scimitar syndrome.