Unveiling the anomaly: Scimitar syndrome in a middle-aged female patient
Hypogenetic lung syndrome, commonly known as Scimitar syndrome, is a rare cardiopulmonary anomaly characterized primarily by anomalous pulmonary venous return and lung hypoplasia. While it is most frequently diagnosed in infancy or early childhood, cases in adulthood are exceedingly rare. We present...
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| author | Kapil Dawadi, MD Prajwal Dahal, MD Rudra Prasad Upadhyaya, MD Binuda Poudyal, MD |
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| description | Hypogenetic lung syndrome, commonly known as Scimitar syndrome, is a rare cardiopulmonary anomaly characterized primarily by anomalous pulmonary venous return and lung hypoplasia. While it is most frequently diagnosed in infancy or early childhood, cases in adulthood are exceedingly rare. We present a case of a middle-aged female who was diagnosed with Scimitar syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a7d71af4d4214936a84d10df67a1c5692024-11-15T06:11:38ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332025-01-01201777780Unveiling the anomaly: Scimitar syndrome in a middle-aged female patientKapil Dawadi, MD0Prajwal Dahal, MD1Rudra Prasad Upadhyaya, MD2Binuda Poudyal, MD3Department of Radiology and Imaging, Grande International Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal; Corresponding author.Department of Radiology and Imaging, Grande International Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Radiology and Imaging, Grande International Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Pediatrics, Grande International Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalHypogenetic lung syndrome, commonly known as Scimitar syndrome, is a rare cardiopulmonary anomaly characterized primarily by anomalous pulmonary venous return and lung hypoplasia. While it is most frequently diagnosed in infancy or early childhood, cases in adulthood are exceedingly rare. We present a case of a middle-aged female who was diagnosed with Scimitar syndrome.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043324011853Anomalous pulmonary venous returnLung hypoplasiaScimitar |
| spellingShingle | Kapil Dawadi, MD Prajwal Dahal, MD Rudra Prasad Upadhyaya, MD Binuda Poudyal, MD Unveiling the anomaly: Scimitar syndrome in a middle-aged female patient Radiology Case Reports Anomalous pulmonary venous return Lung hypoplasia Scimitar |
| title | Unveiling the anomaly: Scimitar syndrome in a middle-aged female patient |
| title_full | Unveiling the anomaly: Scimitar syndrome in a middle-aged female patient |
| title_fullStr | Unveiling the anomaly: Scimitar syndrome in a middle-aged female patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unveiling the anomaly: Scimitar syndrome in a middle-aged female patient |
| title_short | Unveiling the anomaly: Scimitar syndrome in a middle-aged female patient |
| title_sort | unveiling the anomaly scimitar syndrome in a middle aged female patient |
| topic | Anomalous pulmonary venous return Lung hypoplasia Scimitar |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043324011853 |
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