Anomalous single pulmonary venous trunk

Abstract

We present a rare case of a single pulmonary venous trunk that drains all pulmonary segments to the left atrium. This anomaly may mimic pulmonary arteriovenous malformation on imaging. This report briefly discusses the embryology of the pulmonary veins and the classification of the pulmonary veins anomalies.

Keywords

Anomaly of the pulmonary veins - single pulmonary venous trunk - pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

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