Scimitar Syndrome

An anomalous pulmonary venous return in which the right PULMONARY VEIN is not connected to the LEFT ATRIUM but to the INFERIOR VENA CAVA. Scimitar syndrome is named for the crescent- or Turkish sword-like shadow in the chest radiography and is often associated with hypoplasia of the right lung and right pulmonary artery, and dextroposition of the heart.

Year introduced: 1985

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Tree Number(s): C08.381.844, C08.695.815, C14.240.850.968, C14.907.780, C16.131.240.850.937, C16.131.740.815

MeSH Unique ID: D012587

Entry Terms:

• Scimitar Anomaly
• Anomaly, Scimitar
• Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return 1
• TAPVR1
• Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
• TAPVR
• Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
• Pulmonary Venous Return Anomaly

Previous Indexing:

• Lung/abnormalities (1966-1984)
• Pulmonary Artery/abnormalities (1966-1984)
• Pulmonary Veins/abnormalities (1966-1984)

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Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases
Scimitar Syndrome

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Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory System Abnormalities
Scimitar Syndrome

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Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Vascular Malformations
Scimitar Syndrome

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Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Scimitar Syndrome

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Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Congenital Abnormalities
Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Vascular Malformations
Scimitar Syndrome

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Diseases Category
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Congenital Abnormalities
Respiratory System Abnormalities
Scimitar Syndrome