Systemic venous anomalies in a child with a vein of Galen
Shamsa Al Kaabi,
Madan Mohan Maddali,
Salim Nasser Al Maskari
et al.
Abstract:We describe our findings in a child with a vein of Galen malformation, in whom the right superior caval and the azygos veins drained into the roof of the morphologically left atrium. A persistent left superior caval vein drained into the morphologically right atrium through the coronary sinus. The additional presence of dual brachiocephalic veins permitted the deployment of a multifunctional ventricular septal defect occluder device to occlude the right superior caval vein, correcting the right-to-left shunt. … Show more
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