Report of two cases of scimitar syndrome: the classical one with subaortic membrane and the scimitar variant

ABSTRACT

Scimitar syndrome is characterized by an anomalous pulmonary vein draining into the inferior vena Cava, visible roentgenographically as a crescentic shadow of vascular density along the right border of the cardiac silhouette and dextroposition of the heart. We are reporting two cases of Scimitar sydrome; one being classical associated with subaortic membrane and the other a Scimitar variant. The clinical and anatomical spectrum for each case is described