Scimitar Syndrome

**Definition:** An anomalous pulmonary venous return in which the right PULMONARY VEIN is not connected to the LEFT ATRIUM but to the INFERIOR VENA CAVA. Scimitar syndrome is named for the crescent- or Turkish sword-like shadow in the chest radiography and is often associated with hypoplasia of the right lung and right pulmonary artery, and dextroposition of the heart.

**Tree numbers:** - C08.381.844 - C08.695.815 - C14.240.850.968 - C14.907.780 - C16.131.240.850.937 - C16.131.740.815

**Synonyms:** - Scimitar Anomaly