Meandering pulmonary veins mimicking arteriovenous malformation

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2015 Mar-Apr;9(2):149-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2014.12.004. Epub 2015 Jan 5.

Abstract

We report a case of preoperative incidental finding in a 34-year-old man with a significant aortic insufficiency. Preoperative chest x-ray was suspicious for arteriovenous malformation in the right lung. Chest CT angiography discovered an anomalous course of the left superior pulmonary vein crossing the mediastinum to the contralateral hemithorax, joining the right superior pulmonary vein before entering the right inferior pulmonary vein and forming a common trunk of right inferior pulmonary vein.

Keywords: Arteriovenous malformation; Computed tomography; Pulmonary veins.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiography / methods
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Male
  • Preoperative Care / methods
  • Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Veins / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiography, Thoracic / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods