Ultrasonographic features of the persistence of superior left vena cava and pathological cardiac associations in fetus. Case series

Med Ultrason. 2016 Jun;18(2):214-7. doi: 10.11152/mu.2013.2066.182.fet.

Abstract

The persistence of superior left vena cava (PLSVC) is a pathological condition in fetus with risk of association with abnormalities like heterotaxy, cardiac abnormalities - atrioventricular septum defect, and conotruncal anomalies. In this paper we report 23 cases of fetuses with PLSVCs, reviewing their diagnosis, co-morbidities, and evolution in the newborns.

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnostic imaging
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / pathology
  • Female
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal / methods*
  • Vena Cava, Superior / abnormalities*
  • Vena Cava, Superior / diagnostic imaging*
  • Vena Cava, Superior / pathology