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Diaphragmatic eventration as a first sign of Scimitar syndrome.

Miguel MartinsDuarte S MartinsGraça Oliveira
Published in: Cardiology in the young (2021)
Diaphragmatic eventration is an anomaly of the diaphragm. In Scimitar syndrome, a curved-shaped anomalous pulmonary venous drainage is seen. Association between these conditions is rare. We present a newborn with diaphragmatic eventration, whose diagnosis of Scimitar syndrome was made after surgical repair. Scimitar syndrome is a congenital disorder often associated with other heart and lungs anomalies. Diagnosis can be fortuitous but with important prognostic features.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • atrial fibrillation
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation