JAPANESE CIRCULATION JOURNAL
Online ISSN : 1347-4839
Print ISSN : 0047-1828
ISSN-L : 0047-1828
A CASE WITH PSEUDO-SCIMITAR SYNDROME : "SCIMITAR SIGN" WITH NORMAL PULMONARY VENOUS DRAINAGE
NARIAKI KANEMOTOTAMIKO SUGIYAMASATORU HIROSEYUICHIRO GOTO
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1987 Volume 51 Issue 6 Pages 642-646

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The case reported here showed a radiological appearance of hypoplasia of the right lung, dextroposition of the heart, and a curved vascular shadow in the right lower lung field known as a scimitar sign. However, a computed tomography of the chest showed this abnormal vascular shadow draining into the left atrium (pseudo-scimitar sign). Therefore, in patients with a radiological appearance of the scimitar syndrome, computed tomography of the chest should be indicated to rule out the pseudoscimitar sign.

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