Korean Circ J. 2005 May;35(5):411-414. English.
Published online May 31, 2005.
Copyright © 2005 The Korean Society of Circulation
Case Report

A Case of Complex Congenital Anomaly Combined with Congenital Pseudoarthrosis of the Left Clavicle: Is it a New Syndrome?

Wang Soo Lee, Jung Sun Kim, Kwang Ho Lee, Soo Hee Choi, Kyung Eun Lee, Sung Ho Lee, Kwang Je Lee, Sang Wook Kim, Tae Ho Kim, Chee Jeong Kim, Wang Seong Ryu and Sin Weon Yun
    • Department of Cardiology, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
    • Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Congenital pseudoarthrosis of the clavicle is a rare disorder of the shoulder girdle, with only approximately 200 individual cases having been reported in the world literature to date. A persistent left superior vena cava (SVC) is the most common thoracic venous anomaly, and has been observed in 0.3% of the general population. Mesocardia and an aneurysm of the main pulmonary artery, associated with bicuspid pulmonary valves, are both extremely rare entities. We report the first case of a 23 year-old man with the above mentioned complex congenital anomaly.

Keywords
Pseudoarthrosis; Superior vena cava; Pulmonary valve; Aneurysm


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