Incidentally Detected Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava With an Absent Right Superior Vena Cava in a Neonate

Young Earl Choi; Hwa Jin Cho; Jae Sook Ma

doi:10.5812/ijp.4692

Incidentally Detected Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava With an Absent Right Superior Vena Cava in a Neonate

authors:

Young Earl Choi ¹ , Hwa Jin Cho ^{1
, *} , Jae Sook Ma ¹

1 Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics: Vol.26, issue 3; e4692

published online: May 15, 2016

article type: Letter

received: November 24, 2015

accepted: December 8, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.4692

how to cite: Earl Choi Y, Jin Cho H, Sook Ma J. Incidentally Detected Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava With an Absent Right Superior Vena Cava in a Neonate. Iran J Pediatr. 2016;26(3):e4692. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.4692.

Keywords

Venae Cavae Echocardiography Subclavian Veins

Footnote

Authors’ Contribution:Hwa Jin Cho and Jae Sook Ma were responsible for reported research and all authors have participated in the concept and design, Young Earl Choi was responsible in drafting manuscript and all authors revised the manuscript, and we all have approved the manuscript as submitted. Each author listed on the manuscript has seen and approved the submission of this version of the manuscript and takes full responsibility for the manuscript.

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